If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body
By: James Hamblin
4.15
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies Could Tal…
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1. Psychology for Dummies
By: Adam Cash
3.72
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
What do psychologists do? Why do they do it? Does it take some sort of special aptitude to become a… read more
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"Developmental psychology is a metatheory that is built on the idea that mental processes and behavior change over time, from one mental process to another in a progressive manner. Mental processes ar…"-Adam Cash, Psychology for Dummies
2. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
By: Lydia Kang , Nate Pedersen
4.00
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Discover 67 shocking-but-true medical misfires that run the gamut from bizarre to deadly. Like when… read more
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"Unfortunately, the theory that 'more is better' is a really, really crappy theory when it comes to arsenic."-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
"It is perhaps oddly appropriate that the symbol for the god Mercury was the caduceus—two snakes entwined on a winged rod. The symbol is commonly and incorrectly associated with the medical establishm…"-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
3. Human Universe
By: Brian Cox , Andrew Cohen
3.63
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nucle… read more
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4. If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body
By: James Hamblin
4.15
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies Could Tal… read more
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5. Oreo
By: Harryette Mullen , Fran Ross
3.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
One of a few works of satire written by African American women, Oreois an uproariously funny novel … read more
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6. Psychologia miłości
By: Bogdan Wojciszke
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Zupelnie nowe poszerzone wydanie najlepiej sprzedajacej sie ksiazki psychologicznej o milosci od la… read more
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7. The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
By: Daniel E. Lieberman
3.87
Format: 252 pages, ebook
A landmark book of popular science--a lucid, engaging account of how the human body evolved over mi… read more
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8. Finance and the Good Society
By: Robert J. Shiller
3.91
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful afte… read more
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9. The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
By: Yann Martel
5.00
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The appearance of a young storyteller with a unique fictional voice is cause for celebration. Yann … read more
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10. The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
By: Robert Wright
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Paperback
Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among th… read more
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11. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more
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12. Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy
By: Herman Pontzer
4.14
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
One of the foremost researchers in human metabolism reveals surprising new science behind food and … read more
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"..incompetent people are so annoying: their very incompetence blinds them to how incompetent they are." (or as Darwin said, "ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge") - both o…"-Herman Pontzer, Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy
13. Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine
By: Robert H. Lustig
4.28
Format: 416 pages, ebook
An urgent manifesto and strategy to cure both us and the planet.Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric neur… read more
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14. Muscle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement
By: Roy A. Meals
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining illustrated deep dive into muscle, from the discovery of human anatomy to the lates… read more
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15. The Exes' Revenge
By: Jo Jakeman
3.68
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
US & Canada title - The Exes' Revenge UK title - Sticks and Stones A wickedly dark debut thrill… read more
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16. Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
By: Casey Means
4.21
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future. What if depression, anxiety, … read more
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17. The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy
By: Jonathan Reisman
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating journey through the human body and across the globe, Dr. Reisman weaves togethe… read more
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18. Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
By: Nathan H. Lents
3.95
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
A biology professor’s illuminating tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA… read more
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19. The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ
By: Monty Lyman
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest-growin… read more
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20. Under the Knife: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations
By: Arnold van de Laar
4.15
Format: 357 pages, Paperback
In Under the Knife, surgeon Arnold Van de Laar uses his own experience and expertise to tell the wi… read more
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21. Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
By: Geoffrey L. Cohen
3.87
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Finalist for The Next Big Idea Bookclub • Book of the Year Selection Behavioral Scientist and Great… read more
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"The overwhelming conclusion across a large body of studies is that personality matters less than we think while the situation matters more than we think."-Geoffrey L. Cohen, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
"When people reflect on harsh events in their lives, it's important that they write or talk and not just think. Thinking doesn't provide the narrative closure that writing or talking does, and it ofte…"-Geoffrey L. Cohen, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
"The impact of personality was overridden by whether the employees at the company perceived social norms that favored speaking up. If a company were interested in getting people to speak up, they'd be…"-Geoffrey L. Cohen, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
"The students on campuses with such a [Confederate] statue had higher levels of implicit racial bias. This finding speaks to the haunting effects of historical expressions of racism. Not only do these…"-Geoffrey L. Cohen, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
