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The Art of Is contains breath-of-fresh-air thinking about how to cultivate the kind of game-changing creativity everyone seeks. Stephen Nachmanovitch shows exactly how the passion and immediacy of improvisation can be cultivated and how, in fact, we all improvise all the time - whether we are driving or deep in conversation.

Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was the leading French philosopher of the first half of the 20th century. Near the end of his life when he was forced to register with the police in Nazi occupied France he wrote: ‘Academic. Philosopher. Nobel prize winner. Jew.’ Time and Free Will, his doctoral thesis, was published as a book in 1889 and attacks and rejects the mechanistic view of causality described in Kant’s version of space and time and proceeds to attempt to define free-will and consciousness by separating space and time.

Two Harvard Business School professors synthesize 200 years of thought along with the latest research drawn from the biological and social sciences to propose a new theory, a unified synthesis of human nature. Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria have studied the way people behave in that most fascinating arena of human behavior - the workplace - and from their work they produce a book that examines the four separate and distinct emotive drives that guide human behavior.

La guía definitiva para detectar y defenderse de los psicópatas que nos rodean. Le has entregado tu corazón. Trabaja contigo. Le votas en las elecciones. Es un psicópata, pero tú no lo sabes. ¿Quieres aprender cómo identificarlo, manejarlo y defenderte? Se estima que alrededor de un 1 por ciento de la población se encuentra en el espectro alto de la psicopatía. Toda persona está capacitada para detectar y neutralizar a un psicópata integrado, siempre y cuando disponga del conocimiento adecuado y haga un uso inteligente de las emociones (en especial del coraje) para hacerles frente.

Unlock your true potential and step into the world of the Sigma Male—the lone wolf who forges his own path, free from society’s expectations. In this powerful audiobook, you’ll discover how to harness your independence, build unshakable confidence, and master the subtle strength that defines a Sigma.

In a world where meaningful connections are more important than ever, mastering the art of small talk can be a game-changer. "Mastering Small Talk: Building Confidence and Strategies for Engaging Conversations" is your essential guide to transforming those initial, often awkward exchanges into genuine, lasting relationships. Whether you’re navigating social gatherings, professional settings, or networking events, this book provides the tools and techniques to engage in confident and effective small talk.

Master the Positive Art of Seduction and Get What You Want Without Manipulation, Deception, or Games Have you ever felt like you struggle to influence others in a way that feels natural and ethical? Do you wish you had the confidence, presence, and charm to captivate people effortlessly? What if you could build genuine attraction and deep connections without resorting to manipulation? For years, seduction has been veiled in dark psychology, deceit, and unethical influence.

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Solitude by Michael Harris, read by Kerry Shale. Solitude is a rapidly vanishing experience. Our society now embraces sharing like never before: time alone is being forced out of our lives by the constant pings of smartphones and prods of social media. But what if being alone still has something to offer us - something we have forgotten, but that we still desperately need?

You know the feeling: You thought you said exactly what you wanted to, but somehow a different message comes across. You end up feeling misunderstood...and the relationship that you're building -- at home, on the job, on a date, or in an interview -- slips a little further out of your control.

Noi neghiamo dialetticamente il nostro mandato sociale che ci richiederebbe di considerare il malato come un non-uomo e, negandolo, neghiamo il malato come non-uomo. Noi neghiamo la disumanizzazione del malato come risultato ultimo della malattia, imputandone il livello di distruzione alle violenze dell'asilo, dell'istituto, delle sue mortificazioni e imposizioni; che ci rimandano poi alla violenza, alla prevaricazione, alle mortificazioni su cui si fonda il nostro sistema sociale. La depsichiatrizzazione è un po' il nostro leitmotiv.

Your Mind: An Owner's Manual for a Better Life combines extensive psychological research with decades of clinical practice and delivers its wisdom in a practical, easy-to-digest narrative. Through examples and exercises, Drs. Cortman and Shinitzky present a step-by-step strategy to help you make use of the truths and become a happier, healthier you.

Positive Psychology and Well-Being: Applications for Enhanced Living introduces listeners to well-being from a positive psychology perspective, one of the original missions of psychology as a science, and encourages adopting proactive approaches to healthy living. It provides guidance for enhancing and maintaining life-long well-being.

When a group of people gather together to generate ideas for solving a problem or achieving a goal, sometimes the best ideas are passed over. Worse, a problematic suggestion with far less likelihood of success may be selected instead. Why would a group dismiss an option that would be more effective? Leadership and communications expert John Daly has a straightforward answer: It wasn't sold to them as well. If the best idea is yours, how can you increase the chances that it gains the support of the group? In Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others, Daly explains in full detail how to transform ideas into practice.

Our secrets can weigh heavily upon us. Yet the burden of secrecy rarely stems from the work it takes to keep a secret hidden. Rather, the weight of our secrets comes from carrying them alone. Whether we are motivated to protect our reputation, a relationship, a loved one's feelings or some personal or professional goal, one thing is clear: holding back some part of our inner world is often lonely and isolating. But it doesn't have to be.

Envision yourself harnessing the power of dark psychology, understanding the strategies employed by master manipulators throughout history, and using this knowledge to positively shape outcomes in your favor.

The different ways that social change happens, from unleashing to nudging to social cascades. How does social change happen? When do social movements take off? Sexual harassment was once something that women had to endure; now a movement has risen up against it. White nationalist sentiments, on the other hand, were largely kept out of mainstream discourse; now there is no shortage of media outlets for them. In this book, with the help of behavioral economics, psychology and other fields, Cass Sunstein casts a bright new light on how change happens.

Mythos Willensstärke: warum wir nicht an mangelnder Disziplin scheitern. Sie fragen sich, warum es mit dem Abnehmen nicht klappt? Und eigentlich wollten Sie schon vor drei Jahren aufhören zu rauchen? Fakt ist: Wir verbringen sagenhafte 43 Prozent unseres Tages damit, Dinge zu tun, ohne darüber nachzudenken. Stattdessen folgen wir erlernten Verhaltensweisen: wie wir auf Menschen reagieren; wie wir uns bei der Arbeit verhalten; wann und wie wir uns bewegen, essen und trinken. Selbst komplexe Handlungen laufen oft automatisch ab. Dieses Hörbuch erklärt, warum es nicht auf Selbstdisziplin und Willensstärke ankommt - und wie wir positive Veränderungen erreichen.

Poles Apart is based on interviews with leaders on both sides of the Atlantic and the latest academic research. It explains why we are so tribal, the advantages and disadvantages of being so, its often unknown effects on our politics, businesses and social groups, and what we can do to halt excessive polarisation. It's a brilliantly insightful - and very practical - book on a timeless subject that also happens to be very topical. It acts as the ideal primer for those who have ever had to negotiate or resolve a conflict - in other words, all of us.

Stepping back from the world has always been part of human life. We're social animals but sometimes we want to be alone. That impulse is as old as civilisation but has never been more urgent. Today, mindfulness and meditation are everywhere, and wellness tourism is booming. Whether it's a yoga break, an app or something more like boot camp, retreat is a feature of our lives now.

How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In The Kindness of Strangers, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior.