Psychological aspects
- Author:Anaka, GarySummary:
- Author:McRaney, DavidSummary:
McRaney brings his popular blog of the same name to book form. He collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves every day, then pulls back the psychological curtain to explain how people routinely trick themselves using such...
- Author:Kay, FrancesSummary:
This guide will enable anyone interested in business success to achieve peak performance by learning how to work more effectively with others.
- Author:Jaffe, SarahSummary:
You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being...
- Author:Shah, RaniSummary:
We could all learn a thing or two about living in balance from our friends in the plant and animal kingdom. We need look no farther than nature for small and simple things we can do to slow down, recharge, and living more thoughtfully,...
- Author:Powell, JohnSummary:
Why does music affect us so profoundly? The songs we love do far more than bring back happy memories. They impact the way we think, talk, feel, behave, and even spend money. With his conversational style, humor, and endless knowledge,...
- Author:MacIntyre, LindenSummary:
Effie has had her fair share of lovers and husbands, including the Gillis cousins, who have been a source of as much guilt as joy. But she's more or less given up on being swept away by love, until, in a chance encounter, she meets...
- Author:Pink, Daniel H.Summary:
Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York TimesDriveEveryone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending stream of "when" decisions: when to start a business, schedule a...
- Author:Boon, SonjaSummary:
Author Sonja Boon's heritage is complicated. Although she has lived in Canada for more than thirty years, she was born in the UK to a Surinamese mother and a Dutch father. Boon's family history spans five continents: Europe, Africa,...
- Author:Elliott, StevenSummary:
Steven Elliott presents an explosive look at the chaos of war; the battle for life in its aftermath; a personal encounter with faith, love, tragedy, and renewal; and a confrontation of life's biggest questions.
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
The evolutionary origins of human storytelling. Analysing stories is territory traditionally claimed by writers, critics, and university scholars. But recently, evolutionary psychologists have begun to look at the human propensity for...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
The evolutionary origins of human storytelling. Analysing stories is territory traditionally claimed by writers, critics, and university scholars. But recently, evolutionary psychologists have begun to look at the human propensity for...
- Author:Tindle, HilarySummary:
A practicing physician and NIH-funded researcher draws on her research and experience to show that our unique patterns of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others and the world may be the key to how well and how fast we age.
- Author:Robbins, TonySummary:
Unavailable in book form! Multimillion copy bestselling audio superstar Anthony Robbins offers his blockbuster original audio program for the retail market in both CD and audio download formats! How do you really want to live? What are...
- Author:Benforado, AdamSummary:
Our nation is founded on the idea that the law is impartial, that legal cases are won or lost on the basis of evidence, careful reasoning and nuanced argument. But they may, in fact, turn on the camera angle of a defendant's taped...
- Author:Fields, JonathanSummary:
Fields outlines a series of tips and tricks anyone can use to overcome fear and achieve high levels of success in any endeavor.
- Author:Tomlinson, Sarah, Glazer, JaySummary:
Jay Glazer shares insights gleaned from his fight through depression and anxiety, providing a relentless, unapologetic, and no-nonsense approach to overcoming your self-doubts, fears, and excuses.
- Author:Albom, MitchSummary:
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make...
- Author:Bridges, WilliamSummary:
Taking listeners step-by-step through the three perilous stages of any transition, Bridges explains how each stage can be understood and embraced. Offering an elegantly simple yet profoundly insightful roadmap for successfully...
- Author:Gillmor, DonSummary:
An eloquent and haunting exploration of suicide in which one of Canada's most gifted writers attempts to understand why his brother took his own life. Which leads him to another powerful question: Why are boomers killing themselves at a...