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The searing, wry memoir about a woman s fight for a new life after a devastating brain injury n nWhen Sarah Vallance is thrown from a horse and suffers a jarring blow to the head, she believes she s walked away unscathed The next morning, things take a sharp turn as she s led from work to the emerge
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence What is reality Who are you How do you make decision
Learn how to think effectively, at work and at home Many scientific and philosophical ideas are so powerful that they can be applied to our lives at home and work and school to help us think smarter and effectively about our behaviour and the world around us Surprisingly, many of the
Joe O Brien is a forty four year old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts
This book is a breakthrough, a lyrical, powerful, science based narrative that actually shows us how to get better much better at the things we care about Seth Godin, author of n Linchpin n n n n Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read n Peak n Rest assured that the book is
INSTANT TOP 10 BESTSELLER New York Times USAToday Washington Post LA Times n n Debunks the idea that aging inevitably brings infirmity and unhappiness and instead offers a trove of practical, evidence based guidance for living longer and better Daniel H Pink, author of When and Drive n nSUCC
A new epidemic is sweeping the country Some people call it ADHD, scatter brain, or brain fog And some people simply say they just don t feel like themselves and haven t for a long time People are thinking and feeling worse than ever Why Because our brains are not getting the s
Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill It defines us as a species n nIt enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia It freed our hands and freed our minds We put one foot in front of the other without thinking yet how many of us know how we do tha
Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you down into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy Based in the latest research in neuroscience, this audiobook offers dozens of little things you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a happier, healthier l
Wendy Mitchell had a busy job with the British National Health Service, raised her two daughters alone, and spent her weekends running and climbing mountains Then, slowly, a mist settled deep inside the mind she once knew so well, blurring the world around her She didn t know it then, but dementia
Dopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for stuff, stimulation, and surprises In pursuit of these things, it is undeterred by emotion, fear, or morality Dopamine is the source of our every urge, that little bit of biology that makes an ambitious business professiona
The publication of Creatures of a Day is reason to celebrate Steven PinkerIn this stunning collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D Yalom describes his patients struggles as well as his own to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence how to have a meaningful lif