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The Master and His Emissary

The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

by Iain McGilchrist ...

A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain’s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture—"one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status” (Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times, London)“Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative ... Read more

$14.39 USD

A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain’s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture—"one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status” (Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times, London)“Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative
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Welcome to the Creative Club

by Pia Mailhot-Leichter ...

"A life-changing, unputdownable read." - Suzana Apelbaum, Global Head of Creative & Innovation, Google"A wild ride to re-spark creativity in your life!" - Betsey Johnson, Iconic Fashion DesignerWE'RE BORN CREATIVE. THEN, WE FORGET. THIS BOOK HELPS US REMEMBER.Welcome to the Creative Club smashes the myth that creativity is reserved for the chosen few and invites people to make life their biggest ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"A life-changing, unputdownable read." - Suzana Apelbaum, Global Head of Creative & Innovation, Google"A wild ride to re-spark creativity in your life!" - Betsey Johnson, Iconic Fashion DesignerWE'RE BORN CREATIVE. THEN, WE FORGET. THIS BOOK HELPS US REMEMBER.Welcome to the Creative Club smashes the myth that creativity is reserved for the chosen few and invites people to make life their biggest
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Stolen Focus

Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again

by Johann Hari ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again“Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet**WINNER ... Read more

$9.99 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again“Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet**WINNER
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

The Definitive, 4th Edition

by Betty Edwards ...

A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come.Translated into more than seventeen languages, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used instructional drawing book. Whether you are
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Handbook of Gestalt-Theoretical Psychology of Art

Edited by Walter Coppola ...

Series series Studies and Research in the Psychology of Art
The Handbook of Gestalt-Theoretic Psychology of Art synthesizes contemporary research in the psychology of perception, cognition, language and hearing to reassess the Gestalt approach to studying the arts.Since Rudolf Arnheim’s death in 2007, the field has seen a resurgence, with scientists revisiting and reinventing previously articulated points of view. For the first time, this new work is ... Read more

$64.99 USD

The Handbook of Gestalt-Theoretic Psychology of Art synthesizes contemporary research in the psychology of perception, cognition, language and hearing to reassess the Gestalt approach to studying the arts.Since Rudolf Arnheim’s death in 2007, the field has seen a resurgence, with scientists revisiting and reinventing previously articulated points of view. For the first time, this new work is
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The Power of Wonder

The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn, and Lead

by Monica C. Parker ...

**Wall Street Journal bestsellerAn eye-opening journey through the magical, yet surprisingly little-understood, human emotion that is wonder.**From the first tickle of curiosity to an unexpected shift in how we perceive the world, there isn’t a person who hasn’t experienced wonder, and yet the why and how of this profoundly beneficial emotion is only just beginning to be scientifically examined. ... Read more

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**Wall Street Journal bestsellerAn eye-opening journey through the magical, yet surprisingly little-understood, human emotion that is wonder.**From the first tickle of curiosity to an unexpected shift in how we perceive the world, there isn’t a person who hasn’t experienced wonder, and yet the why and how of this profoundly beneficial emotion is only just beginning to be scientifically examined.
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The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

by Steph Jones ...

"This is the book that would've saved me nine different therapists, decades of self-analysis, thousands of pounds, twelve different doctors and untold amounts of pain, frustration and trauma - in spending a lifetime looking for the right answers in the wrong places I've become an accidental expert."In this candid, witty and insightful exploration into therapy, Steph Jones uses her professional and ... Read more

$16.39 USD

"This is the book that would've saved me nine different therapists, decades of self-analysis, thousands of pounds, twelve different doctors and untold amounts of pain, frustration and trauma - in spending a lifetime looking for the right answers in the wrong places I've become an accidental expert."In this candid, witty and insightful exploration into therapy, Steph Jones uses her professional and
... Read more
Music with Babies and Young Children

Activities to Encourage Bonding, Communication and Wellbeing

by Jeffrey Friedberg ...

From day one in a child's life, music is one of the most important things that can be used to help them grow and learn. Musical stimulation helps lay the foundations for a lifetime of skills, and this straightforward guide gives detailed advice on how to use music to help children from 0-5 years with common developmental challenges such as attachment and bonding, bedtime, tantrums and daily living ... Read more

$17.19 USD

From day one in a child's life, music is one of the most important things that can be used to help them grow and learn. Musical stimulation helps lay the foundations for a lifetime of skills, and this straightforward guide gives detailed advice on how to use music to help children from 0-5 years with common developmental challenges such as attachment and bonding, bedtime, tantrums and daily living
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Make Your Brain Work

Perform at a Higher Level

by Amy Brann ...

Boost focus, performance and mental energy at work without burning out.Make Your Brain Work is the science-backed guide for anyone juggling multiple responsibilities and aiming to improve focus, boost performance and maintain mental energy without burning out. Whether you're managing a busy workload or preparing for your next career move, this book helps you stay productive, sharp and in control, ... Read more

$15.89 USD

Boost focus, performance and mental energy at work without burning out.Make Your Brain Work is the science-backed guide for anyone juggling multiple responsibilities and aiming to improve focus, boost performance and maintain mental energy without burning out. Whether you're managing a busy workload or preparing for your next career move, this book helps you stay productive, sharp and in control,
... Read more
To Sell Is Human

The Surprising Truth About Moving Others

by Daniel H. Pink ...

**#1 New York Times Business Bestseller#1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller#1 Washington Post bestsellerFrom the bestselling author of Drive: the insightful and pragmatic book that explores the powerful role selling plays in our lives.**According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by ... Read more

$8.99 USD

**#1 New York Times Business Bestseller#1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller#1 Washington Post bestsellerFrom the bestselling author of Drive: the insightful and pragmatic book that explores the powerful role selling plays in our lives.**According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by
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Inteligencia

by Lucien Sina ...

"Inteligencia" es una cautivadora exploración de la polifacética naturaleza de la inteligencia humana. Desde los entresijos de los procesos cognitivos hasta la influencia de la genética y el entorno, este libro profundiza en las últimas investigaciones y teorías, ofreciendo una comprensión exhaustiva de lo que significa ser inteligente. Basándose en la teoría de las inteligencias múltiples de ... Read more

$5.93 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Inteligencia" es una cautivadora exploración de la polifacética naturaleza de la inteligencia humana. Desde los entresijos de los procesos cognitivos hasta la influencia de la genética y el entorno, este libro profundiza en las últimas investigaciones y teorías, ofreciendo una comprensión exhaustiva de lo que significa ser inteligente. Basándose en la teoría de las inteligencias múltiples de
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The Soul of Art

Analysis and Creation

by Christian Gaillard ...

Series Book 20 - Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology
The beginnings of art are lost in the dim reaches of prehistory, eons before humans began recording and codifying their experiences in writing. And yet philosophers, artists, and historians have for centuries noted the intimate and perhaps inseparable relationship between human consciousness and the artistic impulse.As analyst and professor Christian Gaillard notes, we can see some of the earliest ... Read more

$8.69 USD

The beginnings of art are lost in the dim reaches of prehistory, eons before humans began recording and codifying their experiences in writing. And yet philosophers, artists, and historians have for centuries noted the intimate and perhaps inseparable relationship between human consciousness and the artistic impulse.As analyst and professor Christian Gaillard notes, we can see some of the earliest
... Read more
If..., Volume 2

(500 New Questions for the Game of Life)

by Evelyn McFarlane, James Saywell ...

Series Book 2 - If Series
If you found out for certain there is a Heaven and a Hell, how would you change your life? If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be? If you could have only one part of your body massaged every day, what part would you choose? If you could have any view in the world visible from your bed, what would it be? If you could suddenly find out that one ... Read more

$5.99 USD

If you found out for certain there is a Heaven and a Hell, how would you change your life? If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be? If you could have only one part of your body massaged every day, what part would you choose? If you could have any view in the world visible from your bed, what would it be? If you could suddenly find out that one
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Where Good Ideas Come From

by Steven Johnson ...

A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected LifeThe printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our ... Read more

Was $14.99 USD Now $12.99 USD

A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected LifeThe printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our
... Read more
Ungifted

Intelligence Redefined

by Scott Barry Kaufman ...

Child prodigies. Gifted and Talented Programs. Perfect 2400s on the SAT. Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make the rest of us feel inadequate. Those children tapped as possessing special abilities will go on to achieve great things, while the rest of us have little chance of realizing our dreams. Right?In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman -- who was relegated ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Child prodigies. Gifted and Talented Programs. Perfect 2400s on the SAT. Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make the rest of us feel inadequate. Those children tapped as possessing special abilities will go on to achieve great things, while the rest of us have little chance of realizing our dreams. Right?In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman -- who was relegated
... Read more
An Absorbing Errand

How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery

by Janna Malamud Smith ...

An Absorbing Errand uses stories of artists' lives, personal anecdotes, and insights from the author's work as a psychotherapist to examine the psychological obstacles that prevent people from staying with, and relishing, the process of art–making. Each chapter is devoted to a problem intrinsic to the creative process and illustrates how these very obstacles, once understood, can become prime ... Read more

$12.99 USD

An Absorbing Errand uses stories of artists' lives, personal anecdotes, and insights from the author's work as a psychotherapist to examine the psychological obstacles that prevent people from staying with, and relishing, the process of art–making. Each chapter is devoted to a problem intrinsic to the creative process and illustrates how these very obstacles, once understood, can become prime
... Read more
Art Therapy with Transgender and Gender-Expansive Children and Teenagers

by Kelly Darke, Shannon Scott-Miller ...

An educational and inspirational book that offers practical guidance for art therapists working with transgender and gender-expansive youth and their families. It provides art therapy goals, recommended treatments and coping skills to use with this client group.Each chapter looks at how art therapy can address a different concern or aspect of the experience, such as transitioning, bullying, and ... Read more

$27.09 USD

An educational and inspirational book that offers practical guidance for art therapists working with transgender and gender-expansive youth and their families. It provides art therapy goals, recommended treatments and coping skills to use with this client group.Each chapter looks at how art therapy can address a different concern or aspect of the experience, such as transitioning, bullying, and
... Read more
The Note: Your Door

by FM NOTE LIGHT ...

Series Book 1 - FM/NOTE/LIGHT: The Chapter Series
Your Note, once found, is the answer to all your life questions. Find it. Follow it. Experience it. ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Your Note, once found, is the answer to all your life questions. Find it. Follow it. Experience it.
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El poder de los introvertidos

by Susan Cain ...

Un libro que rompe paradigmas y demuestra la manera dramática en la que nuestra cultura ha malentendido y subestimado a los introvertidos, y que además provee las herramientas con las cuales aprovechar sus fortalezas. Al menos un tercio de tus conocidos son introvertidos. Aquellos que prefieren escuchar a hablar; leer a salir de fiesta; aquellos que prefieren trabajar solos a formar parte de un ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Un libro que rompe paradigmas y demuestra la manera dramática en la que nuestra cultura ha malentendido y subestimado a los introvertidos, y que además provee las herramientas con las cuales aprovechar sus fortalezas. Al menos un tercio de tus conocidos son introvertidos. Aquellos que prefieren escuchar a hablar; leer a salir de fiesta; aquellos que prefieren trabajar solos a formar parte de un
... Read more
Da Vinci Decoded

Discovering the Spiritual Secrets of Leonardo's Seven Principles

by Michael J. Gelb ...

Cultivate your spiritual potential using wisdom from renowned artist and engineer Leonardo da Vinci, from the nationally bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da VinciWonder. Appreciation. Awareness. Wholeness.In the Western world of the fifteenth century, these personal qualities were all boldly embodied in one extraordinary man. From art to botany, anatomy to mechanics, Leonardo da ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Cultivate your spiritual potential using wisdom from renowned artist and engineer Leonardo da Vinci, from the nationally bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da VinciWonder. Appreciation. Awareness. Wholeness.In the Western world of the fifteenth century, these personal qualities were all boldly embodied in one extraordinary man. From art to botany, anatomy to mechanics, Leonardo da
... Read more
Imaginary Friends: Not Just Kid Stuff

by Ravyn Karasu ...

The idea of imaginary friends (creative companions) is pretty standard in the realm of child psychology. However, we never really see anything substantial about the notion of these companions in adolescents and adults, let alone the purpose or effects of those companions on those individuals. Adolescents and adults tend to face more negative stigmas than that of children, yet also use their ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The idea of imaginary friends (creative companions) is pretty standard in the realm of child psychology. However, we never really see anything substantial about the notion of these companions in adolescents and adults, let alone the purpose or effects of those companions on those individuals. Adolescents and adults tend to face more negative stigmas than that of children, yet also use their
... Read more
Old Masters and Young Geniuses

The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity

by David W. Galenson ...

When in their lives do great artists produce their greatest art? Do they strive for creative perfection throughout decades of painstaking and frustrating experimentation, or do they achieve it confidently and decisively, through meticulous planning that yields masterpieces early in their lives?By examining the careers not only of great painters but also of important sculptors, poets, novelists, ... Read more

$26.69 USD

When in their lives do great artists produce their greatest art? Do they strive for creative perfection throughout decades of painstaking and frustrating experimentation, or do they achieve it confidently and decisively, through meticulous planning that yields masterpieces early in their lives?By examining the careers not only of great painters but also of important sculptors, poets, novelists,
... Read more
The Ritual Effect

From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions

by Dr Michael Norton ...

In the bestselling tradition of Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit and Angela Duckworth’s Grit, a renowned social psychologist demonstrates how a subtle turning of habits into rituals can “clear a little space for everyday magic” (The Guardian) in our lives.Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to keep us on track—what we come to know as habits. Over time, these routines (like brushing ... Read more

$13.99 USD

In the bestselling tradition of Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit and Angela Duckworth’s Grit, a renowned social psychologist demonstrates how a subtle turning of habits into rituals can “clear a little space for everyday magic” (The Guardian) in our lives.Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to keep us on track—what we come to know as habits. Over time, these routines (like brushing
... Read more
An Absolute Gentleman

A Novel

by R. M. Kinder ...

A spine–chilling first novel loosely based on the author's real–life relationship with a convicted murderer, An Absolute Gentleman delves, with subtlety and tremendous psychological insight, into a serial killer's mind.Meet Arthur Bloom: charming guy, small–town English professor, struggling writer, and occasional murderer. In this beautifully articulated debut novel, R. M. Kinder brilliantly ... Read more

$11.99 USD

A spine–chilling first novel loosely based on the author's real–life relationship with a convicted murderer, An Absolute Gentleman delves, with subtlety and tremendous psychological insight, into a serial killer's mind.Meet Arthur Bloom: charming guy, small–town English professor, struggling writer, and occasional murderer. In this beautifully articulated debut novel, R. M. Kinder brilliantly
... Read more

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