Remember
Lisa Genova
Explore the fascinating science of memory and forgetting with a neuroscientist and bestselling author. Discover how memories are made, why we forget, and how to improve your memory while understanding its natural vulnerabilities. Learn to navigate the complexities of your brain and create a better relationship with your memory, free from fear and full of empowerment.
The End of Average
Todd Rose
A groundbreaking argument that success doesn't come from measuring up to an ideal, but from embracing individuality. This book challenges the pervasive belief in 'averages' and reveals how embracing individuality can unlock potential in education, work, and personal life.
Willful Blindness
Margaret Heffernan
Willful Blindness explores the phenomenon of why we choose to ignore the obvious, even when it puts us in danger. From personal relationships to global corporations, Margaret Heffernan investigates the psychological, social, and organizational forces that make us deny uncomfortable truths, and reveals how courage and awareness can lead to real power and change.
Emotional First Aid
Guy Winch
A practical guide to treating everyday psychological injuries such as rejection, loneliness, loss, guilt, failure, and low self-esteem. It provides science-based techniques for easing emotional pain and preventing these issues from becoming worse, offering readers a psychological medicine cabinet for their mental health.
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
Erich Fromm
In this seminal work, Erich Fromm delves into the depths of human cruelty and destructiveness. He challenges conventional theories, exploring the biological, psychological, and social roots of aggression. Fromm examines historical figures like Stalin and Hitler, offering a profound analysis of the human capacity for both good and evil, and questioning whether destructiveness is an innate instinct or a character-rooted passion.
My Stroke of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor
A neuroanatomist recounts her experience of having a stroke and the insights she gained about the brain and consciousness during her recovery. This book weaves together academic knowledge with personal experience, offering a unique perspective on the beauty and resilience of the human brain.
The Smarter Screen
Shlomo Benartzi
In The Smarter Screen, Shlomo Benartzi reveals how screens can be designed to make us smarter. It offers behavioral solutions and practical tools to improve our digital lives, showing how the same technological trends that lead to poor choices can be turned into powerful digital opportunities. Learn how to boost the quality of your digital decisions, see better, learn more, and regret less.
Toxic Parents
Susan Forward
Are you an adult still suffering from the scars of a toxic upbringing? In "Toxic Parents," Susan Forward, Ph.D., a renowned therapist, provides a powerful guide to understanding and overcoming the damaging legacy of emotionally destructive parents. Through case studies and practical techniques, discover how to break free from patterns of guilt, self-doubt, and the need for approval, and reclaim your life with newfound strength and dignity.