The greatest creators in human history—from Mozart to Meryl Streep, Jackson Pollock to Jay-Z—don't just have talent—they also understand their motivations for pursuing art. What's Your Creative Type? helps artists do the same in a fun and witty way... Zobraziť viac
Grayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it operates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails - since he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns round to look at men with a clear eye .. Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, many cultures have experienced the effects of verifiable healings, along with hexes, curses, witchcraft, voodoo and other mysterious phenomena... Zobraziť viac
Everyone says they want to be happy. But that's much more easily said than done. What does being happy actually mean? And how do you even know when you feel it? Across the millennia, philosophers ... Zobraziť viac
How Much Brain Do We Really Need? challenges us to think differently about the brain. Rather than just concentrating on the... Zobraziť viac
In 1969 two men met on a university campus. Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They were different in every... Zobraziť viac
As seen in The New York Times — discover what French women know about embracing that irresistible joie de vivre We all know that French women don't get fat. But their famous je ne sais quoi comes from more... Zobraziť viac
Death affects us all. Yet it is still the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood... In Grief... Zobraziť viac
If you can persuade a cat ... you can persuade anyone. This is the essential guide to getting your way. Jay Heinrichs,... Zobraziť viac
Are women more nurturing than men? Are men more promiscuous than women? Are males the naturally dominant sex? And can... Zobraziť viac
We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that... Zobraziť viac
They’re the people we become when we face life’s most difficult decisions. We want to believe there are things we would... Zobraziť viac
This is Noah Oakman sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah gets hypnotized. Now Noah sees changes.. Zobraziť viac
Explore the human mind and understand the science behind how you and other people in your life think and act in a wide range of everyday situations with this brand new visual guide to applied psychology. Using straightforward definitions and clear, striki Zobraziť viac
In this illuminating collection of oral-history style interviews, Casey Jarman talks to a funeral industry watchdog about the (often shady) history of the death trade; he hears how songwriter David Bazan lost his faith while trying to hold ... Zobraziť viac
Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky met in war-torn 1960s Israel. Both were gifted young psychology professors: Kahneman a rootless son of holocaust survivors who saw the world as a problem to be solved; Tversky a voluble, instinctual blur of energy.... Zobraziť viac
Jeff Brazier has experienced bereavement in many forms: In his childhood, helping his two boys through the devastating death of their mother, Jade Goody, witnessing the anguish of his own mum when she lost both of her parents, and hearing ... Zobraziť viac
Windmill Books: In Bit Rot, Douglas Coupland explores the different ways in which twentieth-century notions of the future... Zobraziť viac
A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins Publishers: 'The whole world should Mind Map.' THE EXPRESS 'Tony Buzan will do for the brain what Stephen... Zobraziť viac