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Pub. Date
[2016]
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ix, 307 pages ; 25 cm
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We all hear voices. Ordinary thinking is often a kind of conversation, filling our heads with speech: the voices of reason, of memory, of self-encouragement and rebuke, the inner dialogue that helps us with tough decisions or complicated problems. For others - voice-hearers, trauma-sufferers and prophets - the voices seem to come from outside: friendly voices, malicious ones, the voice of God or the Devil, the muses of art and literature. In The Voices...
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"It's undeniable-technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of doomsayers, Clive Thompson delivers a resounding "yes." The Internet age has produced a radical new style of human intelligence, worthy of both celebration and analysis. We learn more and retain it longer, write and think with global audiences, and even gain an ESP-like awareness of the world around us. Modern technology is making us smarter, better...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
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352 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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"An uncommon guide for accomplishing more every day by engaging the unique skill of forgetting, from the creator of the award-winning memory training system Brainetics Is it possible that the answer to becoming a more efficient and effective thinker is learning how to forget? Yes! Mike Byster will show you how mastering this extraordinary technique--forgetting unnecessary information, sifting through brain clutter, and focusing on only important nuggets...
Pub. Date
c2003
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Dr. Seuss stories: A captivating journey through the out-of-the-ordinary. Encourages your child's imagination with this collection of made-up words, fanciful creatures and creative ideas. Clown feet, pig feet, small feet, big feet. A silly homage to the common foot.
P.D. Eastman stories: A baby bird is born while his mother is away. He sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets if they are his mother. Big dogs, little dogs, black dogs, white...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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vi, 212 pages ; 22 cm
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Your mind has incredible power over your success or failure. Joel Osteen offers a simple yet life-changing strategy for erasing the thoughts that keep you down and reprogramming your mind with positive thinking to reach a new level of victory. As a child of the Most High God, you are equipped to handle anything that comes your way. To claim your destiny, start thinking about yourself the way God does and delete the thoughts that tear down your confidence....
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Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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"A fearless guide to awakening your mind using simple visual language What do Einstein, Edison, Richard Feynman, Henry Ford, and JFK have in common? Like virtually all heavy-hitting thinkers, they looked beyond just words and numbers to get intellectual and creative insights. They actively applied a deceptively simple tool to think both smarter and faster: the doodle. And so can the rest of us-zero artistic talent required. Visual thinking expert...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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"Building a Second Brain is Getting Things Done for the digital age. It's a revolutionary new productivity method for consuming, synthesizing, and remembering the vast amount of information we take in, allowing us to become more effective and creative and harness the unprecedented amount of technology we have at our disposal"--
We have instantaneous access to the world's knowledge-- yet we are often left feeling overwhelmed by this constant influx...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xx, 257 pages ; charts ; 22 cm
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"A groundbreaking account of the power of our thoughts to improve our health-by the "mother of mindfulness" and first female tenured professor of psychology at Harvard When it comes to our health, too many of us think that a medical diagnosis describes a static or worsening condition. We then live our lives as though our ailments-our stiff knees or frayed nerves or failing eyesight-can only change in one direction: for the worse. Ellen J. Langer's...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
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A tiny town in Guatemala faced two huge problems: they had too much trash, and they had too small a school. Where others might have given up, they didn't--thanks to one crazy idea. That idea not only solved both problems, but also inspired others. Never underestimate the power of an idea!
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Pub. Date
2023.
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Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, an award-winning writer explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
"From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes--this is award winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass...
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Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xiv, 496 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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Daniel Dennett, one of the world's most original and provocative thinkers, takes readers on a profound, illuminating and highly entertaining philosophical journey as he reveals a collection of his favorite thinking tools, or "intuition pumps", that he and others have developed for addressing life's most fundamental questions.
A philosophy professor offers exercises and tools to stretch the mind, offering new ways to consider, discuss, and argue positions...
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