What does everyone in the modern world need to know? A renowned psychologist answers hard questions with a unique... Zobraziť viac
Until the twentieth century, scientists investigating the effects of drugs on the mind did so by experimenting on themselves. Vivid descriptions of drug experiences sparked insights across the mind sciences, pharmacology, medicine, and philosophy... Zobraziť viac
What if everything you know about raw talent, hard work, and great performance is wrong? Few, if any, of the people around you are truly great at what they do. But why aren't they? Why don't they manage businesses like Jack Welch or Andy Grove, ... Zobraziť viac
To fix a machine, first you need to find out what's wrong with it. To fix unhappiness, you need to find out what causes it... Zobraziť viac
The New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality returns with thought-provoking work to challenge our preconceptions about dishonesty and urge us to take an honest look at ourselves... Zobraziť viac
Why can a 50p aspirin do what a 5p aspirin can't? If an item is "free" it must be a bargain, right? Why is everything relative, even when it shouldn't be? How do our expectations influence our actual opinions and decisions?... Zobraziť viac
If you have anxiety, this book is for you. If you love someone who is anxious, this book is for you. I Quit Sugar founder... Zobraziť viac
The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take... Zobraziť viac
If you think ghosts are only responsible for hauntings, think again. The Demonologist reveals the grave religious process behind supernatural events and how it can happen to you. Used as a text in seminaries and classrooms, ... Zobraziť viac
Can the worlds of science and philosophy work together to recognise our destructive emotions such as hatred, craving, and delusion? Bringing together ancient Buddhist wisdom and recent breakthroughs in a variety of ... Zobraziť viac
From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, the co-author of the million-copy bestseller Nudge Cass Sunstein, and the eminent professor and writer on strategic thinking Olivier Sibony, a new book about how to Zobraziť viac
For eighteen years, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith have been part of a team revolutionizing the study of politics by turning conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single assertion: Leaders do whatever keeps them in power... Zobraziť viac
Inherited family trauma is currently an area of growing interest, as science increasingly explores what we know intuitively: that the effects of trauma can pass from one generation to the next and that the answers to some of our greatest life problems... Zobraziť viac
Picador: The bestselling author of Awakenings and Musicophilia Zobraziť viac
Every one of us has or will have our heart broken at some point in our lives. Heartbreak, whether it comes in the form of romantic love or through loss, is universal, yet we know so little about how to deal with it... Zobraziť viac
Lovers of Be Happy can now Be Here with this little book of mindfulness. We can all use a gentle reminder to take a deep breath, to find calm among the chaos, and to simply be here. Let Monica Sheehan's adorable cartoons and prompts guide you to a more mi Zobraziť viac
A fresh, insightful guide to reading body language in the post-digital age. Whether you're at a job interview or a cocktail party, searching LinkedIn or swiping right on a dating site, you want (no—need) to understand what people are really thinking... Zobraziť viac
Discover everything you were never taught at school about how to lead a better life... Introduced and edited by the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love... Zobraziť viac
"Just as Goleman's first book redefined intelligence, his new treatise...reassesses what makes a great leader." -"Time" magazine. "Daniel Goleman has done it again! ...a fascinating account of how emotions are at the heart of effective leadership... Zobraziť viac
How can we live a more ethical life? This question has plagued people for thousands of years, but it's never been tougher to answer than it is now, thanks to challenges great and small that flood our day-to-day lives and threaten to overwhelm... Zobraziť viac
