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Winnicott
By Adam Philips
Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2007
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DW Winnicott's books, including "The Piggle", "Home Is Where We Start From" and "The Child", "Family and the Outside World" are still read, valued and argued with years after his death. This title attempts to get to grips with a writer, paediatrician and psychiatrist whose work with children and mothers continues to be relevant and fascinating.
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Case for Working with Your Hands
By Matthew Crawford
Paperback
Published 16-Dec-2010
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For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk. Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mechanic, the author intends to change the way you think about work forever.
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Stuff of Thought:
By Stephen Pinker
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Published 29-Oct-2005
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Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour? Why do we threaten and bribe and seduce in such elaborate, often comical ways? This title looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are.
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Mind's Eye
By Oliver Sacks
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Published 02-Sep-2011
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The bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat describes how we experience the visual world.
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Private Life of the Brain
By Susan Greenfield
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Published 28-Feb-2002
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As our minds develop we create a personalized inner world based on our experiences. But during periods of intense emotion, such as anger, fear or euphoria, we can literally lose our mind, returning to the mental state we experienced as infants. This book intends to answer how our unique sense of self is created.
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Musicophilia
By Oliver Sacks
Paperback
Published 02-Sep-2011
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From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
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Three Christs of Ypsilanti
By Milton Rokeach
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Published 26-May-2011
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Memory Book
By Tony Buzan
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Published 21-Dec-2009
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What Every Body is Saying
By Joe Navarro
Paperback
Published 07-Apr-2008
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Demonstrates how to modify your subconscious statements to your advantage. This book helps you read what other people are 'saying' nonverbally. These skills can increase your ability to assess moods, decode behaviors, anticipate problems, avoid hidden pitfalls, influence negotiations, and understand the secret motivations of those around you.
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Seeing Through Illusions
By Richard Gregory
Hardback
Published 27-Aug-2009
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From surreal tricks of perspective to static patterns that appear to swirl before our eyes, visual illusions have the capacity to both puzzle and delight. But, as neuropsychologist Richard Gregory shows, they also reveal valuable clues about our brains: from how we perceive the world, to evidence of the evolution of perception in animals.
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