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The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 15 million copies sold!
Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If...
Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If...
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers....
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers....
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How we wait, why we wait, what we wait for-waiting in line is a daily indignity that we all experience, usually with a little anxiety thrown in (Why is that the other line always moves faster?!?!). Now it's the subject of smart, quirky, compelling nonfiction treatment that has made Malcolm Gladwell and Why Do Men Have Nipples? international bestsellers. And the perfect cocktail party conversation starter: Did you know that the first lesson of boot...
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An Austen scholar and therapist reveals Jane Austen's intuitive ability to imbue her characters with hallmarks of social intelligence—and how these beloved works of literature can further illuminate the mind-brain connection.
Why is Jane Austen so phenomenally popular? Why do we read Pride and Prejudice again and again? Why do we delight in Emma's mischievous schemes? Why do we care that Anne Elliot of Persuasion suffers?
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Why is Jane Austen so phenomenally popular? Why do we read Pride and Prejudice again and again? Why do we delight in Emma's mischievous schemes? Why do we care that Anne Elliot of Persuasion suffers?
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"Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka is a haunting and surreal exploration of existentialism and the human condition. This novella introduces readers to Gregor Samsa, a diligent traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a gigantic insect.
Kafka's narrative delves into the isolation, alienation, and absurdity that Gregor experiences as he grapples with his new identity. The novella is a profound examination of the individual's...
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PRINCIPLES OF TOPOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY by KURT LEWIN. Originally published in 1936. PREFACE by DR. WOLFGANG KOHLER Swarthmore College Swarthmore: DEAR KOHLER This book is the result of a very slow growth. I remember the moment when more than ten years ago it occurred to me that the figures on the blackboard which were to illustrate some problems for a group in psychology might after all be not merely illustrations but representations of real concepts....
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The classic work on female bullying now revised and updated to include new material on cyberbullying and the dangers of life online.
When Odd Girl Out was first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a long-overdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying. Today the dirty looks, taunting notes, and social exclusion that plague girls’ friendships have gained new momentum...
When Odd Girl Out was first published, it became an instant bestseller and ignited a long-overdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying. Today the dirty looks, taunting notes, and social exclusion that plague girls’ friendships have gained new momentum...
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So delicately calibrated and precisely beautiful that one might not immediately sense the sledgehammer of pain building inside this book. And I mean that in the best way. What powerful tension and depth this provides!-Aimee Bender. Fourteen-year-old Linda lives with her parents in the beautiful, austere woods of northern Minnesota, where their nearly abandoned commune stands as a last vestige of a lost counter-culture world. Isolated at home and...
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When her aunt shows up homeless on her doorstep, Sara suspects anything but a miracle.
Sara's an artist with a supportive husband and a house that folks on her block admire outright. But she's restless and bored with life.
Then her legendary Aunt Bel shows up, wearing a smile after years without a word.
Twenty years ago, fresh out of college, Bel left for a summer missions trip and never returned. Now she's
...11) Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds: With Linked Table of Contents
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Charles Mackay. The book chronicles its targets in three parts: "National Delusions," "Peculiar Follies," and "Philosophical Delusions." Learn why intelligent people do amazingly stupid things when caught up in speculative endeavors. The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades and...
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Everything depends on what, if anything, we find interesting: on what we are encouraged and educated to find interesting, and what we find ourselves being interested in despite ourselves. There is our official curiosity and our unofficial curiosity (and psychoanalysis is a story about the relationship between the two).
Based on three connected lectures by Adam Phillips, this compact book is a lucid and memorable introduction to the concept of our...
13) Body Language
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This one-stop practical guide will show you how to understand what other people are really feeling - even before they do! To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy format with colour photos and expert advice throughout. If you cross your legs are you relaxed or tense? What does it mean if you stroke your chin? Do you know the meaning behind a friend lowering their eyebrows? Would you know how to greet an inhabitant of Greenland? How would...
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¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué las personas actúan de manera tan diferente en grupos grandes? ¿O cómo ciertos líderes, marcas o movimientos capturan la mente colectiva y son capaces de mover a las multitudes en la dirección que quieren? Vivimos en una era donde la información fluye más rápidamente que nunca, y donde las masas, ya sea en redes sociales, manifestaciones o incluso en la cultura popular, tienen un poder sin precedentes...
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¿Cuál es la pareja ideal? ¿Por qué algunas son indestructibles? ¿Qué mantiene la unidad? ¿Es verdad que con el paso de los años no se mantiene el enamoramiento? Esta obra analiza las dificultades que surgen al pasar de la primera fase de enamoramiento a la construcción de una vida en pareja.
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Les féministes ont accusé les hommes d'être responsables de tout ce qui allait mal sur cette planète et que c'était à cause d'eux si les femmes se retrouvaient dans des situations socioéconomiques défavorables. Elles leur ont dit qu'ils étaient tous des violeurs et des violents en puissance, qu'ils ne communiquaient pas, qu'ils étaient insensibles et inexpressifs, qu'ils ne pensaient qu'au sexe, qu'ils étaient des pères absents et quoi...
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La Resiliencia Vicaria es un fenómeno caracterizado por el efecto positivo y único que transforma a quienes ayudan y acompañan en respuesta a la resiliencia de los otros. Este fenómeno se evidencia en contextos psicoterapéuticos, educativos, comunitarios y en la relación de rehabilitación de animales. En este libro, compilamos los resultados de investigaciones en el área de la Resiliencia Vicaria, que las autoras han, inicialmente, publicado...
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It has been a long time since that day in July of 2001 when a friend and I and I were having a conversation about making a difference when I jokingly said "I should write a book!" and my friend replied "Why don't you?" Suffice it to say that this book would not be here today had it not been for the invaluable support and encouragement I received from the only 2 people who believed in me, and believed I could write a book that may, just may create...
19) Moral Education
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18 lectures by an influential theorist who discusses school as an appropriate setting for moral education. A pioneer of sociology, Durkheim explains the first element in fostering morality as the development of a sense of discipline, followed by a willingness to behave in accordance with collective interest, and a sense of autonomy.
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Ne parle pas qui veut ni qui peut, mais souvent celui qui est désigné par l'institution pour le faire. Dans le contexte de la protection de l'enfance, la parole des enfants et des parents est rarement entendue, et les marges d'action qui en découlent sont souvent réduites. Rendre audibles ces voix oubliées, tel est l'objectif central de cet ouvrage. Ce sont en effet sur celles-ci que se sont appuyés les auteurs pour repérer les enjeux de la...
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