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Psychology



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Personality Disorders
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The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types
The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types
by Don Richard Riso
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THE FIRST DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO USING THE WISDOM OF THE ENNEAGRAM FOR SPIRITUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL GROWTH<P>The ancient symbol of the Enneagram has become one of today's most popular systems for self-understanding, based on nine distinct personality... (read more)

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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
by Malcolm Gladwell
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Twenty-two of Malcolm Gladwell's favorite "adventures," all previously published in the New Yorker, come together in this engaging book. Gladwell's contagious curiosity helps us understand how other people feel about the topics of homelessness, ketchup... (read more)

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Child Psychology
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Nurtureshock: New Thinking about Children
Nurtureshock: New Thinking about Children
by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
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Though rarely would I refer to a parenting book as a "page turner," NurtureShock is just that fascinating. Bronson and Merryman call on neuroscience to show how conventional parenting wisdom often doesn't jive with the biological reality of a child's... (read more)

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Adult Attention Deficit Disorder ADD
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Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Edward M Hallowell
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In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to... (read more)

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Mind and Consciousness
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Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
by Sharon Begley
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In this fascinating and far-reaching book, Newsweek science writer Sharon Begley reports on how cutting-edge science and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism have come together to reveal that, contrary to popular belief, we have the power to literally change... (read more)

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Cognitive Science
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Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
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In his landmark bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices... (read more)

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Womens Psychology
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The Dance of Anger: The Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
The Dance of Anger: The Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
by Harriet Goldhor Lerner
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"Anger is a signal and one worth listening to," writes Dr. Harriet Lerner, in her renowned classic that has transformed the lives of millions of readers.While anger deserves our attention and respect, women still learn to silence our anger, to deny it... (read more)

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Autism
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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
by John Elder Robison
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New York Times Bestseller “As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find.” —from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the... (read more)

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Snoop: What Your Stuff Says about You New Science of Snooping
Snoop: What Your Stuff Says about You New Science of Snooping
by Sam Gosling
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Does what’s on your desk reveal what’s on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people... (read more)

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Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
by John J Ratey
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Bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Ratey presents a groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain.... (read more)

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Powell's Q&A, Q&A | September 15, 2009

Kay Redfield Jamison: IMG Powell's Q&A: Kay Redfield Jamison



My latest book is Nothing Was the Same, a continuation of my earlier memoir, An Unquiet Mind, which described my experiences with manic-depressive (bipolar) illness and my work as a professor of psychiatry who suffers from the same illness that I study and treat.... Continue »
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    Nothing Was the Same: A Memoir

    Kay Redfield Jamison
Original Essays | September 6, 2009

John Geiger: IMG On Risk



Many people are cautious, some to the point of cowardice, the type who, in the words of the actor Victor Mature, "wouldn't walk up a wet step." Caution, within reason, is... Continue »
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Original Essays | September 4, 2009

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman: IMG Nurture Shock



If, a few years ago, anyone had told us, "You really ought to read this book about the new science of kids," we would have politely thanked him and then completely ignored his recommendation. Neither of us (Po is a father of two small kids; Ashley tutors school children) went around... Continue »
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    Nurtureshock: New Thinking about Children

    Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
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