Since the Enlightenment, western culture has written off ecstatic experience as a form of mental illness. But why should rationality be considered the highest part of human nature when we are capable of so many more states of experience? Piecing together interviews, analysis of ancient and modern philosophy, ...
''Fascinating'' Guardian ''Brilliant'' Evening Standard ''Electrifying'' Financial Times ''So interesting I literally couldn''t put it down'' Sunday Times We live in the age of the individual. We are supposed to be slim, prosperous, happy, extroverted and popular. This is our culture''s image of the ...
In his previous books, Oliver Sacks had addressed questions of the brain and mind through the lens of case histories of individuals with neurological disorders. Recently, however, he had been reflecting on his experiences with such patients in the context of a lifetime of medical practice, and in light ...
Kniha – autor Laura Janáčková, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá.Moji milí, čtvrt století se ve své práci setkávám s lidmi trpícími nemocí. Člověk není stroj, jehož tělo je v opravě, má duši. Duši, která může být lékem pro strádající tělo, mocnou silou překonávající bolest i strach a nadějí svítící ...
Joshua Foer''s "Moonwalking with Einstein" is an astonishing journey through the mind, and secrets of how our memory really works. Can anyone get a perfect memory? Joshua Foer used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt the art of memory training, discovering ...
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging ...
A fascinating, practical guide to making better decisions with our money, health and personal lives from Gerd Gigerenzer, the author of Reckoning with Risk.Num….
Nominated for the Business Book Awards ''Embracing Change'' category.-----A ground-breaking exploration of how the digital era is revolutionising human trustIf you can''t trust those in charge, who can you trust? From government to business, banks to media, trust in institutions is at an all-time low. ...
Explore the human mind and understand the science behind how you and other people in your life think and act in a wide range of everyday situations with this brand new visual guide to applied psychology. Using straightforward definitions and clear, striking visuals, The Psychology Handbook makes the ...
In this unprecedented book, palliative medicine pioneer Dr Kathryn Mannix explores the biggest taboo in our society and the only certainty we all share: death. A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Told through a series of beautifully crafted stories taken from nearly four decades of clinical practice, her book ...
''Language is a body, a living creature. and this creature''s home is the inarticulate as well as the articulate''. John Berger''s work has revolutionized the way we understand visual language. In this new book he writes about language itself, and how it relates to thought, art, song, storytelling and ...
Autor : Scarlett Curtis, Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Název : It''s Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies), Jazyk : Angličtina, Počet stran : 576.
A groundbreaking examination of human perception, reality and the evolutionary schism between the two. Do we see the world as it truly is? In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says no we see what we need in order to survive. Our visual perceptions are not a window ...
''A gem'' - The Evening Standard ''Pure book joy. Deep thinking made digestible& doled up with lashings of wit'' Bernardine Evaristo on Twitter ''So smart and interesting!'' Fearne Cotton on Instagram ____________________________________________________________________________ Ever wanted to know what ...
''Smart, engaging and funny. It will make you question everything you think you know about what you want'' Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women Be ambitious; find everlasting love; look after your health. There are countless stories about how we ought to live our lives. These narratives can ...
Dílo ze sklonku autorovy kariéry patří ke knihám, v nichž autor rekapituluje a shrnuje. Dává prostor tomu, aby završil své celoživotní názory. Na mnoha místech opakuje, co již dříve napsal, a zároveň jako by se zde pokusil shromáždit co nejvíce definicí toho, co zkoumá. Zkrátka tak nepřijdou pojmy jako ...
We will spend up to 120,000 hours at work in our lifetimes. But how best to use those hours is one of our most challenging questions. We all want to find meaning at work, but our managers can’t get it for us. And as companies work to be more nimble and shift according to changing markets, the workplace ...
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? ...
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 ...