Brain
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Author:Anaka, GarySummary: - Author:Gaffigan, JeannieSummary:
In a book that is The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat, Jeannie Gaffigan, writing partner and wife of bestselling author/comedian Jim Gaffigan, writes with humor and heart about the pear-sized brain tumor she had removed, the toll it took on...
- Author:Quinn, Tallu SchuylerSummary:
Profound essays on nurturing life while facing a terminal diagnosis, from the dedicated humanitarian and young mother creating "a vibrant legacy for us to hold on to and learn from" (Ann Patchett) -- What We Wish Were True...
- Author:Thomson, HelenSummary:
Helen Thomson has spent years traveling the world, tracking down incredibly rare brain disorders. In this book, she tells the stories of nine extraordinary people she encountered along the way. From the man who thinks he's a tiger to a...
- Author:Hartnett, AnnieSummary:
A lost young woman returns to small-town New Hampshire under the strangest of circumstances in this one-of-a-kind novel of life, death, and whatever comes after from the acclaimed author of Rabbit Cake. The Starlings live in Everton, an...
- Author:Karol, Jim.Summary:
Improve your memory, sharpen your mind, and change your life-at any age! As we age, our memories become unreliable; we misplace things and forget details. In Ultimate Memory Magic, memory expert Jim Karol shows that these side effects...
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Author:Begley, SharonSummary:Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we think and feel? The answer is a resounding yes. In late 2004, leading Western scientists joined the Dalai Lama at his home in...
- Author:Hanna, HeidiSummary:
Heidi Hanna introduces readers to a brain-based approach to realistic, sustainable energy management that supports a healthier brain, and as a result a healthier, happier body. By engaging our brain, we can strategically re-wire how we...
- The ravenous brain : how the new science of consciousness explains our insatiable search for meaningAuthor:Bor, DanielSummary:
Bor argues his controversial new theory that consciousness evolved as a way for humans to organize and structure knowledge, as part of our natural drive to innovate.
- Author:Magary, DrewSummary:
A fascinating, darkly funny comeback story of learning to live with a broken mind after a near-fatal traumatic brain injury--from the acclaimed author of The Hike"Drew Magary has produced a remarkable account of his journey, one...
- Author:Durcan, LiamSummary:
Martin, an acclaimed architect, emerges from a coma after a roadside accident to find his world transformed: not only has the commission of a lifetime been taken from him, but his injury has left him with a loss of spatial awareness...
- Author:Ward, JacobSummary:
Journalist Jacob Ward presents an eye-opening narrative journey into the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence, revealing the dangerous ways AI is exploiting the unconscious habits of our minds and the real threat it poses...
- Author:Lee, Tosca MoonSummary:
In this frighteningly believable thriller from New York Timesbestselling author and master storyteller Tosca Lee, an extinct disease re-emerges from the melting Alaskan permafrost and causes madness in its victims. For recent...
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Author:WINSTON, RobertSummary:New technological developments help us understand how the brain gives rise to the human mind. We can now see the extraordinary complexity of the brain's circuits, watch which regions use energy and which nerve cells generate...
- Author:Scientific AmericanSummary:
Scientific American., Special edition ;, vol. 12, no. 1. A series of articles about the brain from Scientific American.
- Author:Callahan, Lisa P., Kolar, Brad, Paller, Ken A., Van Hecke, Madeleine L.Summary:
Written by experts at the forefront of their fields, The Brain Advantage focuses on the relationship between psychology, neuroscience and leadership. In short, easy-to-understand chapters, the authors share their findings and use real-...
- Author:Medina, John J.Summary:
De façon pétillante et divertissante, John J. Medina dévoile 12 vérités scientifiques au sujet de notre matière grise et propose des idées novatrices visant à améliorer notre façon de travailler, d’apprendre et de vivre, rien de moins...
- Author:Levitin, Daniel J.Summary:
Author of the iconic best sellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age; why we should think about health span, not life span; and, based on a...
- Author:Ricker, Elizabeth R.Summary:
One of "12 Books to Start a Smart New Year" by The Wall Street Journal One of the "Top Book Bites of 2021" by New York Times bestselling authors Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Dan Pink's Next Big...
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Author:Wintink, MandySummary:Self Science takes the study of the brain out of the laboratory and into the light. After years of seeing how evidence-based practices ignore the individual and fall into generalizations, Dr. Mandy Wintink decided there had to be...
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