The book that Inc. says "every entrepreneur should read" and an FT Book of the Month selection. How did the movie The Shawshank Redemption fail at the box office but go on to gross more than $100 million as a cult classic? How did The 48 Laws of Power miss the bestseller lists for more than a decade ...
The fastest way to understanding quantum physics - learn about how our universe works, in minutes. Quantum physics is the most fundamental, but also the most bewildering, of sciences. Allowing for simultaneously dead-and-alive cats, teleportation, antimatter and parallel universes, it also underpins ...
In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated with old age and death that so transfix us today were already dealt with by our ancient ancestors two thousand years ago. Romans inhabited a world where man, ...
''Funny, emotional and deeply inspiring, this is perfect for anyone wanting to break out of their comfort zone'' Heat What would happen if a shy introvert lived as an out-and-out extrovert for one year? Jessica Pan is about to find out. * When she found herself jobless and friendless, sitting in the ...
Why do we think and do evil? What can science teach us about why humans do bad things? And what do our reactions to deviance teach us about ourselves? Drawing together science, psychology and philosophy, Julia Shaw unlocks the intricacies of the world of criminal psychology. Grappling with thorny dilemmas ...
From the author of You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything Essential reading for an astounding summer of sport; If you''ve ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer. What are the real secrets of sporting success, and what lessons do they offer ...
The Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon Quiet forever changed how we see introverts - and how introverts see themselves. Now the Quiet Journal will help you to harness your secret strengths, improve communication and nurture your best self. With questions to help see yourself clearly, prompts to understand ...
[One of the] best books of 2017. In The State of Affairs, Perel explores a vast landscape of the adulterous terrain. in a way that''s deeply humane and never preachy. NPR''s Guide to 2017''s Greatest.
Do you want to be happy? If so – read on. This book has all the answers.* In The Happy Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves deep into the inner workings of our minds to explore some fundamental questions about happiness. For starters: what does it actually mean to be happy? Where does it come from? ...
"a practical, science-backed guide to looking inward and living intentionally. By urging us to work with - not against - our own emotions, Susan David gives us the tools we need to be more adaptable and more resilient, so that we may not only succeed but truly thrive" - Arianna Huffington, author of ...
A revolutionary rethinking of everything we know about power It shapes every interaction we have, whether we\''re trying to get a two-year-old to eat green vegetables or ask for a promotion at work. But how do we really gain power? And what does it do to us? As renowned psychologist Dacher Keltner reveals, ...
Všetko o kyberšikane a šikanovaní v škole v kontexte trestného zákona. Brožúra neponúka pohľad psychológa ale práve naopak, nazerá na problematika šikanovania z legislatívneho pohľadu a upozorňuje na trestnoprávnu zodpovednosť, napĺňanie skutkovej podstaty trestného činu v súvislosti s trestným zákonom ...
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. All our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What ...
If there is one dominant myth about the world, one huge mistake we.all make … it is that we all go around assuming the world is much.more of a planned place than it is.’ From the industrial revolution.and the rise of China, to urbanisation and the birth of bitcoin,.Matt Ridley demolishes conventional ...
Based on lectures given at Cambridge colleges and first published by the Hogarth Press in 1929, A Room of One''s Own is an extended essay about the predicament of female writers and a stirring call for autonomy and recognition. As well as settling scores with reactionary critics and laying the foundations ...
Dr. William Glasser offers a new psychology that, if practiced, could reverse our widespread inability to get along with one another, an inability that is the source of almost all unhappiness. For progress in human relationships, he explains that we must give up the punishing, relationship-destroying ...
