The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies
By: Thomas R. Verny
3.96
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
As groundbreaking synthesis that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection a…
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1. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
By: Ed Yong
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Ma… read more
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"I was struck by how different everything seemed with microbes in mind."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"The brutal contract of natural selection ensures that if one partner is unnecessary, it gets dumped."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"As palaeontologist Andrew Knoll once said, "Animals might be evolution's icing, but bacteria are really the cake."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"There’s a popular saying among doctors: There’s no such thing as alternative medicine; if it works, it’s just called medicine."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
2. A Field Guide to Getting Lost
By: Rebecca Solnit
2.84
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
Whether she is contemplating the history of walking as a cultural and political experience over the… read more
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3. Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health
By: Bruce Lourie , None
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
Funny, thought-provoking, and incredibly disturbing, Slow Death by Rubber Duckreveals that just the… read more
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4. The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
By: Norman Doidge
3.86
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Now a New York TimesBestseller! The bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents as… read more
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- science
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- psychology
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5. Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
By: Toni Weschler
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Celebrating 10 years of helping hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy n… read more
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6. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.26
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly humane "biography" of cancer--from its fir… read more
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7. Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
By: Peter O. Gray
3.63
Format: 256 pages,
Our children spend their days being passively instructed, and made to sit still and take tests--oft… read more
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8. The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Astonishing Dialogue Taking Place in Our Bodies Impacts Health, Weight, and Mood
By: Emeran Mayer
4.20
Format: None pages, ebook
Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome, a practica… read more
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9. How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
By: David McRaney
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this lively journey through human psychology, bestselling author and creator of the You Are Not … read more
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"I couldn’t shake the idea that I, too, was probably one conversation away from changing my own mind about something, maybe a lot of things. But I also recalled how many conversations I’d had that onl…"-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
"Before scientists began researching the Leadership LAB’s technique, few studies supported the possibility that campaigns could change voters’ views on polarized, partisan, politically controversial i…"-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
10. The World According to Physics
By: Jim Al-Khalili
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinat… read more
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- science
"The true beauty of physics, for me, is found not only in abstract equations or in surprising experimental results, but in the deep underlying principles that govern the way the world is."-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"By thinking about what we don't yet know, we can think about how we can best find out. It is the many questions we have asked over the course of our human history that have given us an ever-more-accu…"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"Let me first make two important assumptions, which I will discuss in more detail later on, but will now just say that they are both supported strongly by observational evidence: (1) that the laws of …"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"The trustworthiness of science comes not from certainty, but from its very openness about its uncertainty, always calling into question what we currently understand and being prepared to replace that…"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
11. The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
By: Max Fisher
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From a New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, “an essential book for ou… read more
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- psychology
- science
"Remember that the number of seconds in your day never changes. The amount of social media content competing for those seconds, however, doubles every year or so, depending on how you measure it. Imag…"-Max Fisher, The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
12. The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age
By: Gladys McGarey
4.29
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Dr. Gladys McGarey, a centenarian still-consulting doctor and the mother of holistic medicine, reve… read more
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13. The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self (Oprah's Book Club)
By: Martha N. Beck
4.17
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “ integrity ”— needed now … read more
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14. Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
By: Gabrielle Lyon
3.75
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Learn how to reboot your metabolism, build strength, and extend your life with this accessible new … read more
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15. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
By: Robert Waldinger
4.16
Format: 352 pages, ebook
What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their book, the directors of the Ha… read more
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16. Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
By: Devon Price
4.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving in… read more
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"Therapy that is focused on battling “irrational beliefs,"-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
"Refusing to perform neurotypicality is a revolutionary act of disability justice. It's also a radical act of self-love."-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
"Much of what we call maturity is a silly pantomime of independence and unfeeling, not a real quality of unbreakable strength."-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
"We have to keep other people at arm's length, because letting them see our hyperfixations, meltdowns, obsessions, and outbursts could mean losing their respect. But locking ourselves away means we ca…"-Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
17. In a Flight of Starlings
By: Giorgio Parisi
3.44
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
In this enchanting little book, celebrated physicist Giorgio Parisi guides us through his unorthodo… read more
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"In the sciences and in poetry, there is hardly a trace in the finished product of the arduous work that the creative process has demanded, or of the doubts and hesitations that have been overcome in …"-Giorgio Parisi, In a Flight of Starlings
18. The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain
By: Alan Gordon
4.41
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
A groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.Chronic pain is an… read more
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"The truth about resilience is that it's a learned behavior. If you gravitate toward hopelessness, it's not because you're hopeless, but because your brain has done it so many times before. If your mi…"-Alan Gordon, The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain
19. Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma
By: Mariel Buqué
4.32
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scient… read more
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"Take the Intergenerational ACES Questionnaire."-Mariel Buqué, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma
"Take the Intergenerational ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Questionnaire."-Mariel Buqué, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma
"Three core areas became the focus: (1) What happened to you? (2) What happened before you? and (3) What happened around you?"-Mariel Buqué, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma
20. The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies
By: Thomas R. Verny
3.96
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
As groundbreaking synthesis that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection a… read more
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21. Rewire: Break the Cycle, Alter Your Thoughts and Create Lasting Change
By: Nicole Vignola
4.33
Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition
YOUR VERY OWN NEURO-TOOLKIT FOR A GOOD LIFE. CHANGE YOUR MIND TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Discover the n… read more
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