Psychological aspects
- Author:Anaka, GarySummary:
- Author:McRaney, DavidSummary:
McRaney brings his popular blog of the same name to book form. He collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves every day, then pulls back the psychological curtain to explain how people routinely trick themselves using such...
- Author:MacIntyre, LindenSummary:
Effie has had her fair share of lovers and husbands, including the Gillis cousins, who have been a source of as much guilt as joy. But she's more or less given up on being swept away by love, until, in a chance encounter, she meets...
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The evolutionary origins of human storytelling. Analysing stories is territory traditionally claimed by writers, critics, and university scholars. But recently, evolutionary psychologists have begun to look at the human propensity for...
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The evolutionary origins of human storytelling. Analysing stories is territory traditionally claimed by writers, critics, and university scholars. But recently, evolutionary psychologists have begun to look at the human propensity for...
- Author:Tindle, HilarySummary:
A practicing physician and NIH-funded researcher draws on her research and experience to show that our unique patterns of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others and the world may be the key to how well and how fast we age.
- Author:Fields, JonathanSummary:
Fields outlines a series of tips and tricks anyone can use to overcome fear and achieve high levels of success in any endeavor.
- Author:ALBOM, MitchSummary:
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make...
- Author:Bridges, WilliamSummary:
Taking listeners step-by-step through the three perilous stages of any transition, Bridges explains how each stage can be understood and embraced. Offering an elegantly simple yet profoundly insightful roadmap for successfully...
- Author:Gillmor, DonSummary:
An eloquent and haunting exploration of suicide in which one of Canada's most gifted writers attempts to understand why his brother took his own life. Which leads him to another powerful question: Why are boomers killing themselves at a...
- Author:Baker, JesSummary:
With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes M. Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health...
- Author:Brown, JeffSummary:
The authors use cutting-edge neuroscience to identify the secrets of those who succeed no matter what--and demonstrate how little it has to do with IQ or upbringing--and more to do with focus, opportunity, and balance.
- Author:Brewer, SonnySummary:
Brewer's story features a 500-year-old Ghosthead Oak, whose stately presence has borne witness to the rise and fall of generations, to the hopes and dreams of untold lives, and to the births and deaths of innumerable residents...
- Author:Michalko, RodSummary:
When Rod Michalko's sight finally became so limited that he no longer felt safe on busy city streets or traveling alone, he began a search for a guide. The Two-in-One is his account of how his search ended with Smokie, a guide dog, and...
- Author:Baudrillard, JeanSummary:
- Author:Vitale, JoeSummary:
Joe Vitale presents a lucid and inspiring distillation of the seven business secrets of Bruce Barton--one of America's greatest advertising men.
- Author:COVEY, Stephen R.Summary:
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey...
- Author:Byrne, RhondaSummary:
Argues that The Secret, a way of thinking, has been found in oral traditions throughout history and that by understanding it and using it in every aspect of life, money, health, and happiness will follow.
- Author:Candlish, LouiseSummary:
Kate divorces Alistair after 10 years of marriage, swearing off relationships altogether. But that was before she rented the extra space in her flat to the charming Davis Calder, who soon endears himself to Kate and her teenage daughter...
- Author:Herriot, TrevorSummary: