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  • Quality Care, Affordable Care

    How Physicians Can Reduce Variation and Lower Healthcare Costs

    by Lawrence Shapiro ...
    In Quality Care, Affordable Care, Dr. Lawrence Shapiro explains how by using the simple but potent variation-reduction process, physicians can take charge of healthcare reform to improve health and reduce the cost of care. And he tells the real-life story of how the variation reduction program at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, which he runs, saved $31 million by instituting a series of ... Read more

    $23.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People

    How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves

    by Lawrence Shapiro, Steven Nadler ...
    Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today’s epidemic of irrationalityThere is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous ideas. They believe that vaccinations cause autism. They reject the scientific consensus on climate change as a “hoax.” And they blame the spread of COVID-19 on the 5G network or a Chinese ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Physically Disabled Dancer and the Affirmative Model of Disability

    by Lawrence Shapiro ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This volume investigates the contributions and achievements of the physically disabled dancer while challenging and recognizing the inherent inequities in the field of integrated dance in the UK which currently places greater emphasis on the learning‑disabled performer.This is the first book ever written by a physically disabled dancer on the subject of physically disabled dancers. Inherent in ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The Miracle Myth

    Why Belief in the Resurrection and the Supernatural Is Unjustified

    by Lawrence Shapiro ...
    There are many who believe Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus came back from the dead. Others are certain that exorcisms occur, ghosts haunt attics, and the blessed can cure the terminally ill. Though miracles are immensely improbable, people have embraced them for millennia, seeing in them proof of a supernatural world that resists scientific explanation.Helping us to think more critically about ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition

    Edited by Lawrence Shapiro, Shannon Spaulding ...
    Series series Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
    Embodied cognition is one of the foremost areas of study and research in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and cognitive science. The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject and essential reading for any student and scholar of philosophy of mind and cognitive science.Extensively revised ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Embodied Cognition

    by Lawrence Shapiro ...
    Series series New Problems of Philosophy
    Embodied cognition is a recent development in psychology that practitioners often present as a superseding standard cognitive science. In this outstanding introduction, Lawrence Shapiro sets out the central themes and debates surrounding embodied cognition, explaining and assessing the work of many of the key figures in the field, including Lawrence Barsalou, Daniel Casasanto, Andy Clark, Alva Noë ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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    When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People

    How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves

    by Steven Nadler, Lawrence Shapiro ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 8 min

    There is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous ideas. They believe that vaccinations cause autism. They reject the scientific consensus on climate change as a "hoax." Worse, bad thinking drives bad acting—it even inspired a mob to storm the US Capitol. In this book, Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro argue that the best ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Different, Not Less

    A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after

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    An empowering lived-experience guide to celebrating and supporting neurodivergence from 24-year-old actor, social media star and disability advocate Chloé Hayden.'Fierce, unapologetic and joyous . . . This book is a marvel.'-Jordon Steele-John, Disability Rights Advocate and Australian SenatorGrowing up, Chloé Hayden felt like she'd crash-landed on an alien planet where nothing made sense. Eye c.. ... Read more

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  • Unthinkable

    An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains

    by Helen Thomson ...
    In this Indiebound bestseller, the award-winning science writer unlocks the biggest mysteries of the human brain by examining nine extraordinary cases.Our brains are far stranger than we think. We take it for granted that we can remember, feel emotion, navigate, empathize and understand the world around us, but how would our lives change if these abilities were dramatically enhanced—or disappeared ... Read more

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  • How Can I Help?

    A Week in My Life as a Psychiatrist

    by David Goldbloom, M.D., Pier Bryden, M.D. ...
    A humane behind-the-scenes account of a week in the life of a psychiatrist at one of Canada’s leading mental health hospitals. How Can I Help? takes us to the frontlines of modern psychiatric care.How Can I Help? portrays a week in the life of Dr. David Goldbloom as he treats patients, communicates with families, and trains staff at CAMH, the largest psychiatric facility in Canada. This highly ... Read more

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  • Girl Unmasked

    The Sunday Times Bestseller: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life

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