Undoing Perpetual Stress the Missing Co
by Richard Oconnor


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The author of bestselling Undoing Depression, Dr. Richard O'Connor goes beyond depression and into the world of perpetual stress--a condition that affects us all and leads to serious physical and mental health problems. Twenty-first-century life is... (read more)

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An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
by Diane Ackerman




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Diane Ackerman writes with grace and wisdom. Her prose is lyrical, sensuous, and utterly charming. I've never been disappointed in a work by Ackerman, but An Alchemy of Mind takes the cake. Here she covers neurochemistry and -physiology and the concept... (read more)

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Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
by Gary Marcus


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How the accidents of evolution created our quirky, imperfect minds; and what we can do about it. Are we noble in reason? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus... (read more)

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Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
by Rachel Simmons


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Dirty looks and taunting notes are just a few examples of girl bullying that girls and women have long suffered through silently and painfully. With this book Rachel Simmons elevated the nation's consciousness and has shown millions of girls, parents... (read more)

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We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love
by Robert Johnson


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Provides an illuminating explanation of the origins and meaning of romantic love and shows how a proper understanding of its psychological dynamics can revitalize our most important relationships.... (read more)

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The Cult of Personality Testing: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves
by Annie Murphy Paul


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The first book to thoroughly explore the phenomenon of personality testing.... (read more)

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The Instinct to Heal: Curing Depression, Anxiety and Stress Without Drugs and Without Talk Therapy
by Da Servan Schreiber


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Millions of Americans try drugs or talk therapy to relieve depression and anxiety, but recent scientific studies prove certain alternative treatments can work as well or better-often bringing on a cure. In this extraordinary international bestseller... (read more)

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Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir
by Lauren Slater


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In this powerful and provocative new memoir, award-winning author Lauren Slater forces readers to redraw the boundary between what we know as fact and what we believe through the creation of our own personal fictions. Mixing memoir with mendacity... (read more)

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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
by Barry Schwartz




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"To me, The Paradox of Choice is the best kind of self-help book: one that isn't a self-help book. It provides a wealth of information on how our minds work, and then suggests ways to work within that framework to improve our outlook....If you've ever... (read more)

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Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding Our Darker Selves
by James Hollis


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Working with the Shadow is not working with evil, per se. It is working toward the possibility of greater wholeness. We will never experience healing until we can come to love our unlovable places, for they, too, ask love of us. How is it that good... (read more)

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The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
by Jeffrey M Schwartz


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A groundbreaking work of science that confirms, for the first time, the independent existence of the mind–and demonstrates the possibilities for human control over the workings of the brain. Conventional science has long held the position that 'the... (read more)

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Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Collecting
by David F. Tolin


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Buried in Treasures outlines a scientifically-based and effective program for helping compulsive hoarders dig their way out of the clutter and chaos of their homes. Discover the reasons for your problems with acquiring, saving, and hoarding, and learn... (read more)

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The May Queen: Women on Life, Love, Work, and Pulling It All Together in Your 30s
by Andrea N. Richesin


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This intriguing collection of original essays by women in their thirties celebrates this often maligned period in a woman's life as, in fact, a productive, dynamic, and vibrant time of self-invention and personal and professional creativity. If recent... (read more)

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Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up
by James Hollis


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What does it really mean to be a grown up in todayas world? We assume that once we aget it togethera with the right job, marry the right person, have children, and buy a home, all is settled and well. But adulthood presents varying levels of growth, and... (read more)

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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi


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The bestselling introduction to "flow"--a groundbreaking psychological theory that shows readers how to improve the quality of life. "The way to happiness lies not in mindless hedonism, but in mindful change."--New York Times Book... (read more)

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U-Turn: What If You Woke Up One Morning and Realized You Were Living the Wrong Life?
by Bruce Grierson




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Bruce Grierson has written a beautiful, intelligent book about what constitutes a meaningful life; it is often funny, though never flippant, and its overriding tone is one of urgent curiosity: how do we end up doing what we feel we are meant to do... (read more)

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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics)
by Steven Pinker


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In this classic study, the world's leading expert on language and the mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about languages: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it envolved. With... (read more)

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Why Good People Do Bad Things: Understanding Our Darker Selves
by James Hollis


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Now in paperback, a penetrating understanding of the discrepancies that lie between our professed values and our frequently destructive actions How is it that good people do bad things? Why do otherwise ordinary people gamble, drink, embezzle company... (read more)

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