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Popular psychology
Godel, Escher, Bach
By Douglas R Hofstadter
Paperback
Published 30-Mar-2000
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'What is a self, and how can a self come out of inaminate matter?' This book examines this riddle. Linking together the music of J S Bach, the graphic art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Godel, as well as ideas drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and linguistics, it reveals the mysteries of human thought processes.
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Making Habits, Breaking Habits
By Jeremy Dean
Paperback
Published 03-Jan-2013
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The founder of the hugely popular PsyBlog demonstrates how to bend habits to your will
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Consciousness Explained
By Daniel C Dennett
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Published 24-Jun-1993
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Explores how consciousness has evolved, and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness. This title explains how science has exploded the classic mysteries of consciousness: the nature of introspection, and the level of consciousness of non-human creatures.
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Antifragile
By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Published 06-Jun-2013
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Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, and why is what we call "efficient" is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? This title shows us that improbable and unpredictable events underlie everything about our world.
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Our Necessary Shadow
By Tom Burns
Hardback
Published 06-Jun-2013
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A title that attempts to explain the whole subject of psychiatry. It reviews the historical development of psychiatry, the places where there is much agreement on treatment and where there is not, throughout alert to where psychiatry helps, and where it is imperfect.
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What's Stopping You Being More Confident?
By Robert Kelsey
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Published 14-Dec-2012
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A prescriptive, commonsense approach to self-confidence and success With his bestselling book, What's Stopping You , Robert Kelsey helped thousands of people conquer their fear of failure and unlock their full potential in life. Now Robert is applying his unique approach to the subject of confidence.
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Curious Behavior
By Robert Provine
Hardback
Published 14-Aug-2012
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Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread--in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified, human behaviors. Our earthiest instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species.
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Happiness Advantage
By Shawn Achor
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Published 01-Sep-2011
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Shares seven core principles of positive psychology that each one of us can use to improve our performance, grow our careers, and gain a competitive edge at work. This title reveals how happiness actually fuels success and performance, not the other way around.
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You Can Have An Amazing Memory
By Dominic OBrien
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Published 14-Apr-2011
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The world's greatest maestro of memory offers you the secret of a super-sharp memory - and all the life benefits that come with it
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Hallucinations
By Oliver Sacks
Hardback
Published 08-Nov-2012
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From the bestselling author of Musicophilia and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a provocative investigation into hallucinations -- auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory -- their many guises, their physiological sources, and their personal and cultural resonances.
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