Despite her flapping arms and shaking legs, she continued to speak clearly and was able to finish her speech. It was as if she had suddenly become two people: a calm orator and a shuddering wreck. Then the seizures happened again and again. The Shaking Woman tracks Hustvedt’s search for a diagnosis, one that takes her inside the thought processes of several scientific disciplines, each one of which offers a distinct perspective on her paroxysms but no ready solution. In the process, she finds herself entangled in fundamental questions: What is the relationship between brain and mind? How do we remember? What is the self?During her investigations, Hustvedt joins a discussion group in which neurologists, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, and brain scientists trade ideas to develop a new field: neuropsychoanalysis. She volunteers as a writing teacher for psychiatric in-patients at the Payne Whitney clinic in New York City and unearths precedents in medical history that illuminate the origins of and shifts in our theories about the mind-body problem. In The Shaking Woman, Hustvedt synthesizes her experience and research into a compelling mystery: Who is the shaking woman? In the end, the story she tells becomes, in the words of George Makari, author of Revolution in Mind, “a brilliant illumination for us all.”

    Rather than haphazardly sifting through our articles one by one while you’re online, this book is an organized 395 page handbook of the most popular articles all in one convenient package. You can download it immediately and read it anytime, even when you’re offline and on the go.And these aren’t lengthy how-to posts with overwhelming lists of tedious action steps. They’re short, concise tips and reflections on the little things that make a huge difference in your daily life.Each article serves as a powerful reminder of what matters and how to embrace it, right now, instead of focusing on all the things that only hold you back and bring you down.The entire book is succinct, focused, and most importantly, relevant to the challenges you face every day.Here are 15 ways the 1,000+ Little Things Book will benefit you:Discover your life purpose and embark on a life path you are proud of.Take action on your goals and dreams.Pursue what you truly love.Learn how to cultivate your own happiness.Learn and apply productive goal achievement strategies that work.Become more productive, effective, and efficient.Quit bad habits, cultivate new habits, and revamp your lifestyle.Face and overcome some of life’s biggest obstacles.Become more confident and break away from limiting beliefs.Examine fears, limitations, and emotions that are getting in your way.Eliminate negative thoughts and emotions and become a more positive thinker.Break away from relationships that have been holding you back.Acquire better people skills and develop more meaningful relationships.Reconnect with your true self and you inner genius.Find increased meaning and satisfaction in your daily life.9 great reasons to buy the 1,000+ Little Things Book:Marc and Angel Hack Life’s top articles gathered in one convenient place. No need to search or dig through the archives to find what you are looking for. This is your one-stop handbook for growth – including inspiring stories, articles, quotes and questions to make you think.Timeless strategies and tips for life. We believe in writing timeless content that applies regardless of where you are in your life or when you read it. You’ll find the content to be relevant and applicable whether you read it now, 1 year from now, 10 years from now or even 30 years from now. The strategies and tips in this book will never become outdated, making them an invaluable reference for the rest of your life.Inspiration on the go. Since this is an eBook (and Audio Book), you can read it offline, wherever, whenever. Read 1,000+ Little Things Happy Successful People do Differently on any of your devices that support PDF documents (or MP3s) – be it an iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Nook, laptop, etc. Now you don’t need to connect to the internet just to get your daily dose of personal growth advice! If you’re going on a plane ride or some other disconnected location where you need some good reading material, our eBook fits the bill.It’s printable. Our eBook has been designed to print out nicely. You can post these articles anywhere, on your fridge, on your bulletin board, or on your mirror as daily motivational reminders. They can also be easily shared with friends and family.It’s like a donation, where you get something in return. We’ve been writing relentlessly at Marc and Angel Hack Life ever since we started the site in 2006. 1,000+ Little Things Happy Successful People do Differently is the first premium product we’ve launched on the site. If you’ve enjoyed the content over the past few years and want to support the site’s growth, this is a great way to do that. Buying the eBook supports us and our work on the site.The eBook is affordable and on sale for $27 (or bundled with the Audio Book for $37). To keep the book affordable, we are pricing 1,000+ Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently at $27… less than $30 for something that can improve your life immediately, and for years to come.High value for your money. We take pride in producing only the highest quality work and wouldn’t release anything unless we’re absolutely sure of its quality. The articles in each section contain the absolute best strategies for living a happy, successful life. Add that with the timeless nature of the content and it’s clear why the value is immeasurable.Instant access. After you make the purchase (via PayPal’s Credit Card processing), you’ll be sent a download link to your email address instantly. There is no delivery fee, no waiting time, nada. Just check-out, make your payment, and in a matter of seconds you’ll be reading the book in the comfort of your room.It makes a great (instant) gift. Without spending a lot of money or wasting time, you can give someone the gift of happiness and inspiration by purchasing this eBook and instantly emailing them the download link. Gift-giving can’t get any easier!

    Over millennia, philosophers, theologians, and mathematicians have all weighed in on the topic, and in recent centuries, economists, psychologists, and sociologists have joined the investigation. Now, you can learn what science has revealed about how we make choices. In How You Decide: The Science of Human Decision Making, Professor Ryan Hamilton, Associate Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, uses research revealed via the scientific method to understand and explain human decision making. Incorporating the outcomes of his own published experiments and those of his esteemed peers, Dr. Hamilton presents information that allows you to better understand the choices you face every day, the tools you can use to make the best decisions for your personal goals, and how to most effectively influence the decisions of others. LIFETIME MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we at The Great Courses offer a lifetime replacement warranty to purchasers of our products from The Great Courses on Amazon - if a DVD or CD disc ever breaks, warps, or gets damaged, we will replace it free of charge. If you have any concerns with your product, or want to request a replacement, please contact The Great Courses through our Amazon storefront for more information.

    It follows the figure of the working man through the daily tedium of the office to the humiliating mandatory team-building exercise, to awkward encounters with the boss who pretends to hate capitalism and tells you to be authentic.

    The book will introduce the non-Christian to some of the most irrational and illogical ideas within the Christian doctrine and will remind the progressive or moderate Christian of just how insane the bible is. It will also present the notion that by wearing the label of Christian they are signing a metaphorical terms of service agreement that says that they agree with all the insanity presented there by proxy, and will hopefully leave the reader questioning why anyone would believe any of this nonsense. Lastly, this title will ask the reader to take off the blinders of faith, even if only for a minute, and take an objective look at the insanity within the bible.

    As hunters, they would have been constantly scanning their environment, looking for food or threats (distractibility); they’d have to act without hesitation (impulsivity); and they’d have to love the high-stimulation and risk-filled environment of the hunting field. With our structured public schools, office workplaces, and factories those who inherit a surplus of “hunter skills” are often left frustrated in a world that doesn’t understand or support them. As Hartmann shows, by reframing our view of ADHD, we can begin to see it not as a disorder, but as simply a difference and, in some ways, an advantage. He reveals how some of the world’s most successful people can be labeled as ADHD hunters and offers concrete non-drug methods and practices to help hunters--and their parents, teachers, and managers--embrace their differences, nurture creativity, and find success in school, at work, and at home. Providing a supportive “survival” guide to help fine tune your natural skill set, rather than suppress it, Hartmann shows that each mind--whether hunter, farmer, or somewhere in between--has value and great potential waiting to be tapped.

    

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    Originally published in the same year as his monumental Work on Myth, Shipwreck with Spectator traces the evolution of the complex of metaphors related to the sea, to shipwreck, and to the role of the spectator in human culture from ancient Greece to modern times. The sea is one of humanity's oldest metaphors for life, and a sea journey, Blumenberg observes, has often stood for our journey through life. We all know the role that shipwrecks can play in this journey, and at some level we have all played witness to others' wrecks, standing in safety and knowing that there is nothing we can do to help, yet fixed comfortably or uncomfortably in our ambiguous role as spectator. Through Blumenberg's seemingly inexhaustible knowledge of letters, from ancient texts through nineteenth-century reminiscences and modern speeches, we see layer upon layer revealed in the meaning humans have given to these metaphors; and in this way we begin to understand what metaphors can do that more straightforward modes of expression cannot. This edition of Shipwreck with Spectator also includes "Prospect for a Theory of Nonconceptuality," an essay that recounts the evolution of Blumenberg's ideas about metaphorology in the years following his early manifesto "Paradigms for a Metaphorology."

    The book explains why some people are more susceptible to these beliefs than others and how they are produced by recognizable and predictable psychological processes.Featuring examples such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and climate change, The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories shows us that while such beliefs are not always irrational and are not a pathological trait, they can be harmful to individuals and society.

    In an engaging, at times startling, enquiry into the fundamental loneliness of each sex, Leader asks why relationships frequently run aground on the trivial question, 'What are you thinking?' If a man chooses as his partner a woman unlike his mother, why does he try to make her behave towards him exactly as his mother did, when he was a boy? And why might a woman decide not to spend the night with a man, after one glimpse of his apartment?

    Psychology is the only branch of learning in which I am particularly versed. To the psychologist the religious propensities of man must be at least as interesting as any other of the facts pertaining to his mental constitution. It would seem, therefore, as a psychologist, the natural thing for me would be to invite you to a descriptive survey of those religious propensities." When William James went to the University of Edinburgh in 1901 to deliver a series of lectures on "natural religion," he defined religion as "the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine." Considering religion, then, not as it is defined by--or takes place in--the churches, but as it is felt in everyday life, he undertook a project that, upon completion, stands not only as one of the most important texts on psychology ever written, not only as a vitally serious contemplation of spirituality, but for many critics one of the best works of nonfiction written in the 20th century. Reading The Varieties of Religious Experience, it is easy to see why. Applying his analytic clarity to religious accounts from a variety of sources, James elaborates a pluralistic framework in which "the divine can mean no single quality, it must mean a group of qualities, by being champions of which in alternation, different men may all find worthy missions." It's an intellectual call for serious religious tolerance--indeed, respect--the vitality of which has not diminished through the subsequent decades.

    You'll find step-by-step strategies to harness the power of your imagination to wipe away resistance to your sales presentations ... become an irresistible "master closer" ... conquer self-defeating habits ... and use stress to your advantage.

    He did not crave my company, cling to and cuddle me endlessly. He showed no need to bond with me, his father, and we did not. He exhausted me, he frustrated me and he scared me. I came to dread coming home from work sometimes, or those moments when it was my turn to wrestle him into bed and begin the long struggle to settle him. I said things that will forever haunt me, like “What is wrong with that child?” and “Is he always going to be this annoying?” What I didn't know then was that he was autistic.When that realisation came, so did the beginning of my mission to understand my son, and to understand autism. This book chronicles that search for understanding and answers. It documents one parent’s attempts to come to terms with, and accept, his child. It is raw and real, sometimes confused and frightened but also, I’d like to think, written with warmth and love and an ability to smile through difficult times.This book is for anyone starting out on a pathway with their child that they did not expect. It’s also for people who, like me, are a little further down that road but still learning, still asking questions and still getting it wrong sometimes. You are not alone.

    In this updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition, internationally known leadership transition expert Michael D. Watkins gives you the keys to successfully negotiating your next move—whether you’re onboarding into a new company, being promoted internally, or embarking on an international assignment.In The First 90 Days, Watkins outlines proven strategies that will dramatically shorten the time it takes to reach what he calls the "breakeven point" when your organization needs you as much as you need the job. This new edition includes a substantial new preface by the author on the new definition of a career as a series of transitions; and notes the growing need for effective and repeatable skills for moving through these changes. As well, updated statistics and new tools make this book more reader-friendly and useful than ever.As hundreds of thousands of readers already know, The First 90 Days is a road map for taking charge quickly and effectively during critical career transition periods—whether you are a first-time manager, a mid-career professional on your way up, or a newly minted CEO.