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The Power of Habitby Charles Duhigg
Random House Publishing Group 2012; US$ 12.99A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern—and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year. An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of business... more...
This Will Make You Smarterby John Brockman
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 9.99Featuring a foreword by David Brooks, This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliantbut accessibleideas to expand every mind. What scientific concept would improve everybodys cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the worlds most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more. Surprising and enlightening, these insights will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the world. Daniel Kahneman on the focusing illusion Jonah Lehrer on controlling attention Richard Dawkins on experimentation Aubrey De Grey on conquering our fear... more...
Outliersby Malcolm Gladwell
Little, Brown and Company 2008; US$ 9.99In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band. Brilliant and entertaining, OUTLIERS is a landmark work that will simultaneously... more...
Change Your Brain, Change Your Bodyby Daniel G. Md Amen
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 9.99THE KEY TO A BETTER BODY—in shape, energized, and youthful—is a healthy brain. Based on the latest medical research, as well as on Dr. Amen’s two decades of clinical practice at the renowned Amen Clinics, where Dr. Amen and his associates pioneered the use of the most advanced brain imaging technology, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body shows you how to take the very best care of your brain. With fifteen practical, easy-to-implement solutions involving nutritious foods, natural supplements and vitamins, positive-thinking habits, and, when necessary, highly targeted medications, Dr. Amen shows you how to: * Reach and maintain your ideal weight * Soothe and smooth your skin at any age * Reduce the stress... more...
Rewire Your Brainby John B. Arden
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 15.95How to rewire your brain to improve virtually every aspect of your life-based on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology on neuroplasticity and evidence-based practices Not long ago, it was thought that the brain you were born with was the brain you would die with, and that the brain cells you had at birth were the most you would ever possess. Your brain was thought to be “hardwired” to function in predetermined ways. It turns out that's not true. Your brain is not hardwired, it's "softwired" by experience. This book shows you how you can rewire parts of the brain to feel more positive about your life, remain calm during stressful times, and improve your social relationships. Written by a leader in the field of Brain-Based... more...
The Happiness Trapby Russ Harris
Exisle Publishing 2007; US$ 9.99Popular myths about happiness are directly contributing to our epidemic of stress, anxiety and depression ? and popular psychological remedies are making it even worse!In this easy-to-read, practical and empowering self-help book, Dr Russ Harris reveals how millions of people are unwittingly caught in ?The Happiness Trap?! Hen then provides an effective means to escape through a revolutionary new paradigm in Western psychology. more...
Cross-Cultural Psychologyby John W. Berry; Ype H. Poortinga; Seger M. Breugelmans; Athanasios Chasiotis; David L. Sam
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 48.00Third edition of leading textbook offering an advanced overview of all major perspectives of research in cross-cultural psychology. more...
Search Inside Yourselfby Chade-Meng Tan; Daniel Goleman; Jon Kabat-Zinn
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 13.99For the benefits of meditation to become widely accessible to humanity, it cannot just be the domain of bald people in funny robes living in mountains, or small groups of New Age folks in San Francisco. Meditation needs to become "real." It needs to align with the lives and interests of real people. from Search Inside Yourself Early Google engineer and personal growth pioneer Chade-Meng Tan first designed Search Inside Yourself as a popular course at Google intended to transform the work and lives of the best and brightest behind one of the most innovative, successful, and profitable businesses in the world . . . and now it can do the same for you. Meng has distilled emotional intelligence into a set of practical and proven... more...
End Procrastination Now!: Get it Done with a Proven Psychological Approachby William Ed.D. Knaus
McGraw-Hill 2010; US$ 16.95Never miss another deadline! A proven method that defeats procrastination forever by conquering emotions, not time management Procrastination is a serious and costly problem. And time management isn't the solution. Author William Knaus exposes the deep-rooted emotional and cognitive reasons we procrastinate and provides solutions to overcome it. Where other books offer time-management techniques and organizational tips as superficial fixes that don't work in the long run, End Procrastination Now! goes deeper and shows you a three-pronged approach to get off and to stay off the procrastination treadmill. End Procrastination Now! provides you with expert advice on how to stay on track, stay focused, and meet deadlines. Psychologist... more...
Buddha's Brainby Rick Hanson; Jack Kornfield; Daniel Siegel
New Harbinger Publications 2009; US$ 17.95In Buddha's Brain , a clinical psychologist and a senior neurologist explain how the brain benefits from contemplative practice and show readers how to develop greater happiness, love, and wisdom by drawing from breakthroughs in modern neuroscience. more...









