If we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back physically? For more than thirty years, award-winning social psychologist Ellen Langer has studied this provocative question, and now, in Counterclockwise, sh...

Think smart people are just born that way? Think again. Drawing on diverse studies of the mind, from psychology to linguistics, philosophy, and learning science, Art Markman, Ph.D., demonstrates the difference between "smar...

David McRaney's first book, You Are Not So Smart, evolves from his wildly popular blog of the same name. A mix of popular psychology and trivia, McRaney's insights have struck a chord with thousands, and his blog-and now podcasts and ...

Why does it feel so natural to be compassionate and kind to those we love-yet so hard to treat ourselves the same way? "Our culture teaches us to use self-shaming for motivation and to build self-esteem by constantly measuring ou...

The bestselling author of Undoing Depression offers a brain-based guide to help us finally get rid of the bad habits that plague usWe humans tend to get in our own way time and time again—whether it comes to not speaking up for ours...

Whether it's reprimanding a teenager for breaking a curfew or asking the boss about a promised raise, readers will learn the hands-on skill to resolve the touchiest issues.

Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson, an intellectual provocateur like no one since the arrival of Camille Paglia, brings his uncompromising voice to readers wanting to lead a deeper and more profoundly meaningful life.At once inf...

Much has been written of the forbidden pleasures. But what of the "unforbidden" pleasures? Unforbidden Pleasures is the singular new book from Adam Phillips, the author of Missing Out, Going Sane, and On Balance. Here, with his sig...

Cosmopolitan meets Scientific American in this entertaining and informative question-and-answer book on human attraction. Based on the latest studies in science, Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? answers more than 100 wild, weird, a...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formi...

Dr. Michele A. Reiss specializes in helping clients cope with life-threatening illnesses and helping their families through the grieving process. A highly respected therapist, she counseled Randy and Jai Pausch as Randy was dying of p...

Relationships often begin with openness and heartfelt connection, but over time this connection can be lost among miscommunication, a lack of mutual support, and a loss of affection. But love can last, says David Richo, and in this dy...

The author of the New York Times bestselling Look Me in the Eye returns to help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and fix the things that hold them back in life.With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologe...

The book that will change the way we think about health and illness, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Healing Back PainThe Divided Mind is the crowning achievement of Dr. John E. Sarno's long and successful career as a g...

Creativity has long been thought to be an individual gift, best pursued alone; schools, organizations, and whole industries are built on this idea. But what if the most common beliefs about how creativity works are wrong? BRBRIn this ...

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Profe...

With irresistibly persuasive vigor, David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic "giftedness," and presents dazzling new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual.DNA does not m...

Who are you? When you start to explore this question, you find out how elusive it really is. Are you a physical body? A collection of experiences and memories? A partner to relationships? Each time you consider these aspects of yourse...

This CD explains the use of all of the 52 high quality coaching questions from the highly successful NLP Coaching Cards in an easily digestible audio form. Jamie Smart has taken the revolutionary step of combining the Meta-Model quest...

Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselv...

Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselv...

A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing  Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in fiv...

[Read by Traber Burns] Like Love's Executioner and Irvin Yalom's other writings, Creatures of a Day lays bare the necessary task we each face every day: to make our own lives meaningful. In his long career, eminent psychotherapist and...