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The Other Brain

From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries about the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science

de R. Douglas Fields, Ph.D. ...

Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a potentially critical part of this vital organ has been overlooked—until now. The Other Brain examines the growing importance of glia, which make up approximately 85 percent of the cells in the brain, and the role they play in how the brain functions, malfunctions, and heals itself.Long neglected as little more than cerebral packing ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a potentially critical part of this vital organ has been overlooked—until now. The Other Brain examines the growing importance of glia, which make up approximately 85 percent of the cells in the brain, and the role they play in how the brain functions, malfunctions, and heals itself.Long neglected as little more than cerebral packing
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Electric Brain

How the New Science of Brainwaves Reads Minds, Tells Us How We Learn, and Helps Us Change for the Better

de R. Douglas Fields ...

2020 Foreword Indie Award Winner in the "Science & Technology" CategoryWhat is as unique as your fingerprints and more revealing than your diary? Hint: Your body is emitting them right now and has been every single day of your life.Brainwaves.Analyzing brainwaves, the imperceptible waves of electricity surging across your scalp, has been possible for nearly a century. But only now are ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

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2020 Foreword Indie Award Winner in the "Science & Technology" CategoryWhat is as unique as your fingerprints and more revealing than your diary? Hint: Your body is emitting them right now and has been every single day of your life.Brainwaves.Analyzing brainwaves, the imperceptible waves of electricity surging across your scalp, has been possible for nearly a century. But only now are
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Electric Brain

How the New Science of Brainwaves Reads Minds, Tells Us How We Learn, and Helps Us Change for the Better

de R. Douglas Fields ...

Narrado por Adam Verner ...

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15 hora 40 minutos

What is as unique as your fingerprints and more revealing than your diary? Hint: Your body is emitting them right now and has been every single day of your life.Brainwaves.Analyzing brainwaves, the imperceptible waves of electricity surging across your scalp, has been possible for nearly a century. But only now are neuroscientists becoming aware of the wealth of information brainwaves hold about a ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

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What is as unique as your fingerprints and more revealing than your diary? Hint: Your body is emitting them right now and has been every single day of your life.Brainwaves.Analyzing brainwaves, the imperceptible waves of electricity surging across your scalp, has been possible for nearly a century. But only now are neuroscientists becoming aware of the wealth of information brainwaves hold about a
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Why We Snap

Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain

de R. Douglas Fields ...

Narrado por Graham Winton ...

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16 hora 49 minutos

The startling new science behind sudden acts of violence committed by ordinary, sane people from a leading neurobiologist According to R. Douglas Fields, PhD, we all have a rage circuit we can't fully control once it is engaged. The daily headlines are filled with examples of otherwise rational people with no history of violence or mental illness suddenly snapping in a domestic dispute, barroom ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

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The startling new science behind sudden acts of violence committed by ordinary, sane people from a leading neurobiologist According to R. Douglas Fields, PhD, we all have a rage circuit we can't fully control once it is engaged. The daily headlines are filled with examples of otherwise rational people with no history of violence or mental illness suddenly snapping in a domestic dispute, barroom
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Money Magic

An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life

de Laurence Kotlikoff ...

Narrado por Alex Kotlikoff ...

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8 hora 33 minutos

Increase your spending power, enhance your standard of living, and make it on your own by following the insightful tips and tricks shared in this revolutionary guide to money management.In Money Magic, Laurence Kotlikoff, one of our nation’s premier personal finance experts and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, harnesses the ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Increase your spending power, enhance your standard of living, and make it on your own by following the insightful tips and tricks shared in this revolutionary guide to money management.In Money Magic, Laurence Kotlikoff, one of our nation’s premier personal finance experts and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, harnesses the
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Common Sense Economics

What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity

de James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, Joseph P. Calhoun, Tawni Hunt Ferrarini ...

Narrado por Al Kessel ...

Completo

9 hora 8 minutos

With the global economy recovering from a steep recession, and with that recovery challenging our long-held ideas about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential. Principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk continue to be critically important to ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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With the global economy recovering from a steep recession, and with that recovery challenging our long-held ideas about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential. Principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk continue to be critically important to
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Train Your Brain Like an Olympian

Gold Medal Techniques to Unleash Your Potential at Work

de Jean François Ménard ...

Narrado por Patrick Lawlor ...

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7 hora 21 minutos

You will learn how to: - Deal with stress - Face difficult moments with a constructive mindset - Remain confident even when feeling vulnerable - Be comfortable with the uncomfortable Elite athletes need to deal with multiple distractions, manage their stress levels, and have robust self-confidence to deliver podium-worthy performances. These days, it’s the same in the workplace. In today’s fast ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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You will learn how to: - Deal with stress - Face difficult moments with a constructive mindset - Remain confident even when feeling vulnerable - Be comfortable with the uncomfortable Elite athletes need to deal with multiple distractions, manage their stress levels, and have robust self-confidence to deliver podium-worthy performances. These days, it’s the same in the workplace. In today’s fast
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The Lost Art of Dying

Reviving Forgotten Wisdom

de L.S. Dugdale ...

Narrado por Abby Craden ...

Completo

5 hora 36 minutos

A Columbia University physician inspires us to rethink death and offers insights on how we can learn to embrace the art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as compelling and soulful as Being Mortal, When Breath Becomes Air, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.As a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr. Lydia Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

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A Columbia University physician inspires us to rethink death and offers insights on how we can learn to embrace the art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as compelling and soulful as Being Mortal, When Breath Becomes Air, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.As a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr. Lydia Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of
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*ReWired Brain

Free Yourself of Negative Behaviors and Release Your Best Self

de A.J. Gregory, Dr. Ski Chilton, Dr. Margaret Rukstalis ...

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8 hora 44 minutos

Trade Negative Thinking for Confident, Fearless Living Most of us don't realize that we have a surprising amount of control over our own thoughts and behaviors and can unintentionally influence our brains negatively, causing cycles of bad choices and experiences.The ReWired Brain offers a clear framework for understanding our brains and the decisions we make, showing how certain fears and ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Trade Negative Thinking for Confident, Fearless Living Most of us don't realize that we have a surprising amount of control over our own thoughts and behaviors and can unintentionally influence our brains negatively, causing cycles of bad choices and experiences.The ReWired Brain offers a clear framework for understanding our brains and the decisions we make, showing how certain fears and
... Leer más

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Squeezed

Why Our Families Can't Afford America

de Alissa Quart ...

Narrado por Carly Robins ...

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8 hora 52 minutos

“Brilliant—a keen, elegantly written, and scorching account of the American family today. Through vivid stories, sharp analysis and wit, Quart anatomizes the middle class’s fall while also offering solutions and hope.”— Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and DimedFamilies today are squeezed on every side—from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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“Brilliant—a keen, elegantly written, and scorching account of the American family today. Through vivid stories, sharp analysis and wit, Quart anatomizes the middle class’s fall while also offering solutions and hope.”— Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and DimedFamilies today are squeezed on every side—from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family
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Money

The True Story of a Made-Up Thing

de Jacob Goldstein ...

Narrado por Jacob Goldstein ...

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5 hora 37 minutos

**A well-researched and entertaining look at how money is a made-up thing that has evolved over time to suit humanity's changing needs, from the co-host of the NPR podcast Planet Money."Should be required reading." —The New York Times**Money only works because we all agree to believe in it. In Money, Jacob Goldstein shows how money is a useful fiction that has shaped societies for thousands of ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

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**A well-researched and entertaining look at how money is a made-up thing that has evolved over time to suit humanity's changing needs, from the co-host of the NPR podcast Planet Money."Should be required reading." —The New York Times**Money only works because we all agree to believe in it. In Money, Jacob Goldstein shows how money is a useful fiction that has shaped societies for thousands of
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The Marriage Box

A Novel

de Corie Adjmi ...

Featured as a Goodreads Most Popular Book of May 2023 and Top 6 Jewish Books This Year, The Jewish ChronicleCasey Cohen, a Middle Eastern Jew, is a sixteen-year-old in New Orleans in the 1970s when she starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. Then she gets in trouble and her parents turn her whole world upside down by deciding to return to their roots, the Orthodox Syrian Jewish community in ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Featured as a Goodreads Most Popular Book of May 2023 and Top 6 Jewish Books This Year, The Jewish ChronicleCasey Cohen, a Middle Eastern Jew, is a sixteen-year-old in New Orleans in the 1970s when she starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. Then she gets in trouble and her parents turn her whole world upside down by deciding to return to their roots, the Orthodox Syrian Jewish community in
... Leer más

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