Small changes can make a big difference in your powers of persuasionWhat one word can you start using today to increase your persuasiveness by more than fifty percent?Which item of stationery can dra
Explains what digital games are, the psychology behind them and how the behaviors learned while playing games can help people become more competitive at whatever they do, from business to parenting. 7
"[When we read and write poetry,] it is as if a long-settled cloud in our mind suddenly dissipates, and we are divine once again."-- from the IntroductionPoetry is the language of devotion in prayer,
A revealing political memoir of the presidency of Gerald Ford as seen through the eyes of Donald Rumsfeld—the New York Times bestselling author, and Ford’s former Secretary of Defense and
This major retelling of the Suez Crisis of 1956—one of the most important events in the history of US policy in the Middle East—shows how President Eisenhower came to realize that Israel, not Egypt, i
We all learn at least one language as children. But what does it take to learn six languages, twenty . . . seventy? Such feats of linguistic prowess provide a glimpse into what the human brain is capa
Philosophers, theologians, artists, and boy bands have waxed poetic about the nature of love for centuries. But what does the brain have to say about the way we carry our hearts? In the wake of a divo
A tour of some of the most engaging discoveries in physics, presented by the famed MIT professor best known for his YouTube-aired lectures, includes coverage of such topics as why lightning strikes, h
Identifies an interconnectedness between the brain and matter to reveal how the key to life is in the relationship between things and outlines a scientific paradigm that can be applied practically to
In a thorough history of violence and killing, the Guggenheim fellow argues that violence erupts most frequently and brutally between those who are closest and examines the reasons behind this tendanc
A Pulitzer Prize finalist alternates descriptions of the most cutting-edge brain science with the story of Jon Sarkin, a mild-mannered chiropractor who, after suffering a massive stroke, became a mani
Explains the four pillars of well-being--meaning and purpose, positive emotions, relationships, and accomplishment--placing emphasis on meaning and purpose as the most important for achieving a life o
When Dr. Meghan Weir first dons her scrubs and steps onto the floor of Children's Hospital Boston as a newly minted resident, her head is packed with medical-school-textbook learning. She knows the i
This question led Michael Chorost to explore profound new ideas triggered by lab research around the world, and the result is the book you now hold. Marvelous and momentous, World Wide Mind takes min
He was one of America's most EXCITING AND SECRETIVE GENERALS---the man Franklin Roosevelt made his top spy in World War II. A mythic figure whose legacy is still intensely debated, "Wild Bill" Donova
Citing a divergence between Western-world perspectives on a meaningful life and the beliefs of other cultures and times, a guide for secular readers cites classic works of literature to illustrate how
In Lighten Up, Peter demonstrates that this reassessment of priorities is a great opportunity to examine our lives and circumstances and to make the changes necessary to focus on the things that real
Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people---from religious fundamentalists to nonbelie
Atop a craggy mesa in the northern reaches of the Navajo reservation lies what was once a world-class uranium mine called Monument No.2 Discovered in the 1940s---during the government's desperate pre
A journalist and feminist explores the ways the 2008 election brought issues concerning women and power, sexism and feminism into the national spotlight, and what it means for the country, all the whi
The author of Cracking the Genome discusses the exciting reality that, by 2011, people will be able to purchase a complete decoding of their genetic makeup, in a book where he also explores the psycho
Draws on the author's ground-breaking studies in parent-child communication to analyze how today's electronic devices may be reinforcing college-age children's dependency on their parents, sharing pra
Follows three teen actors through the ups and downs of a session at Stagedoor Manor, a renowned theater camp in the Catskills with such noted alumni as Robert Downey, Jr., Natalie Portman, Zach Braff,
The bestselling authors of YOU: Staying Young, YOU: Being Beautiful, and YOU: On a Diet are back with a close look at the ins and outs of pregnancy. The DVD includes four different kinds of workout--
The area known as Dogtown -- an isolated colonial ruin and surrounding 3,000-acre woodland in storied seaside Gloucester, Massachusetts -- has long exerted a powerful influence over artists, writers,
"Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places, and none does so more ineluctably than the subject of this book: the giant, beguiling Waldseemuller world map of 1507." So begins this remarkable s
The world has entered an era of the most profound and challenging change in human history. Most of our children are not prepared, and we know it.Parents around the world see the change and know that
In 2008, a Gallup poll showed that 44 percent of Americans believed God had created man in his present form within the last 10,000 years. In a Pew Forum poll in the same year, 42 percent believed tha
"More than any thing else technology creates our world. It creates our wealth, our economy, our very way of being," says W. Brian Arthur. Yet, until now the major questions of technology have gone un
Ever since radio entered the American private home, technology has shaped political campaign strategy. Radio brought candidates more intimately and vividly into citizens' lives than newspapers could.
