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The Mind's Past
University of California Press 1998; US$ 12.95Why does the human brain insist on interpreting the world and constructing a narrative? In this ground-breaking work, Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the world's foremost cognitive neuroscientists, shows how our mind and brain accomplish the amazing feat of constructing our past?a process clearly fraught with errors of perception, memory, and judgment.... more...
Who's in Charge?
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 21.86The prevailing orthodoxy in brain science is that since physical laws govern our physical brains, physical laws therefore govern our behaviour and even our conscious selves. Free will is meaningless, goes the mantra; we live in a "determined" world. Not so, argues the renowned neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga as he explains how the mind, "constrains"... more...
Human
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 13.99What happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga pinpoints the change that made us thinking, sentient humans different from our predecessors. He explores what makes human brains special, the importance of language and art in defining the human condition, the nature of human consciousness,... more...
Who's in Charge?
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 13.99The father of cognitive neuroscience and author of Human offers a provocative argument against the common belief that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes and we are therefore not responsible for our actions A powerful orthodoxy in the study of the brain has taken hold in recent years: Since physical laws govern the physical... more...
The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Light Meals Book
St. Martin's Press 2007; US$ 17.99Perhaps heartbreaking is the wrong word for a very happy event, one that brings tears to your eyes because you know what the alternative would have been. But however you describe it, the letters that Don Gazzaniga finds on his web site ever since his first cookbook was published easily bring tears to the reader's eyes. "The doctor told him that... more...
The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook
St. Martin's Press 2002; US$ 16.99Donald Gazzaniga, diagnosed with congestive heart failure, was headed for a heart transplant - the only effective medical treatment. Urged by his doctor to keep his sodium intake "under 1,500-2000 mg. a day," Don headed for the kitchen and went to work. Aware that cutting out table salt is the barest beginning of a true low-sodium diet, Don devised... more...
The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium International Cookbook
St. Martin's Press 2007; US$ 7.99When a serious heart problem caused Don Gazzaniga to give up his career in communications, he was warned to keep to a diet with very little salt or other sodium. Undaunted, he discovered a way to continue enjoying the meals he loved and still keep his sodium level far below what most cardiologists feel they can expect from their patients. The... more...
The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Baking Book
St. Martin's Press 2007; US$ 17.99Donald Gazzaniga, diagnosed with congestive heart failure, was headed for a heart transplant. Urged by his doctor to keep his sodium intake ?under 1,500 to 2,000 milligrams a day,? Don headed for the kitchen and went to work devising recipes for delicious low-sodium dishes that added up to less than 500 milligrams daily. The results? Don?s name... more...
Psychological Science (Fourth International Student Edition)
W. W. Norton & Company 2012; US$ 31.99A text that applies what researchers and educators have discovered about how, where, and why students learn. The result: science made accessible. The authors introduce students to the fundamentals of psychology and the latest cutting-edge research through a pedagogical framework designed to keep students engaged, motivated, and learning actively.... more...
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