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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive the world --from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes. The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields... -
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Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential by Brian Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“This book will change your life. And, if enough of us commit, it will change the world.” — Phil Stutz, MD, bestselling author of The Tools, featured in the Netflix documentary StutzIn Areté, Brian Johnson integrates ancient wisdom, modern science, and practical tools to, as per the subtitle of the book, help you win the ultimate game of life and fulfill your destiny... -
![Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky]()
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhy do we do the things we do?More than a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle...Categorized as:
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The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh by Thich Nhat Hanh
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA pocket-sized treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat HanhSince Thich Nhat Hanh’s exile from his native Vietnam in 1966, the Zen Buddhist monk has gone on to become one of the most influential and beloved spiritual masters of our age...Categorized as:
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![DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets by Marsha M. Linehan]()
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets by Marsha M. Linehan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFeaturing more than 225 user-friendly handouts and worksheets, this is an essential resource for clients learning dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, and those who treat them. All of the handouts and worksheets discussed in Marsha M. Linehan's DBT® Skills Training Manual, Second Edition , are provided, together with brief introductions to each module written expressly for clients... -
![The Holy Book of Luck by A. Saed Alzein]()
The Holy Book of Luck by A. Saed Alzein
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave you ever wondered about luck? What is luck? Is it blind force that hits randomly and changes people’s lives for the better or worse? Is it rational energy with conscious purpose? Why hard work is a myth and why 90% of all new businesses fail despite rentless hard work by the owners ? Why only 1 person win the lottery while millions lose ? The Holy Book of Luck is ‘’fascinating’’ The first... -
![The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv]()
The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain... -
![Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza]()
Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLEARN HOW TO HACK HUMAN MOVEMENT Join the movement that has reached millions of athletes and coaches; learn how to perform basic maintenance on your body, unlock your human potential, live pain-free…and become a Supple Leopard... -
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The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristin Neff, Christopher Germer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAre you kinder to others than you are to yourself? More than a thousand research studies show the benefits of being a supportive friend to yourself, especially in times of need. This science-based workbook offers a step-by-step approach to breaking free of harsh self-judgments and impossible standards in order to cultivate emotional well-being... -
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Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees by Roger Fouts
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor 30 years Roger Fouts has pioneered communication with chimpanzees through sign language--beginning with a mischievous baby chimp named Washoe. This remarkable book describes Fout's odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to impassioned crusader for the rights of animals... -
![Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke]()
Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdomStudying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel like a sad freak. Not because she loved spiders or would root around in animal feces: all her friends shared the same curious kinks. The problem was her sex. Being female meant she was, by nature, a loser... -
![Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity by Campbell Walker]()
Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity by Campbell Walker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYour Head is a Houseboat is uniquely hilarious guide to what goes on in your brain, from illustration sensation Campbell Walker aka Struthless.The only truth we really know is that we're going to spend the rest of our lives in our own houseboat (our head) so it makes sense to make that houseboat as good as possible... -
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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That’s right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you’ll find out how... -
![10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness by Alanna Collen]()
10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness by Alanna Collen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYou are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony... -
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![The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin D. Yalom]()
The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin D. Yalom
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAnyone interested in psychotherapy or personal growth will rejoice at the publication of "The Gift of Therapy, " a masterwork from one of today's most accomplished psychological thinkers.From his thirty-five years as a practicing psychiatrist and as an award-winning author, Irvin D. Yalom imparts his unique wisdom in "The Gift of Therapy...Categorized as:
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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe only popular holistic medical guide for women, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom is the long-awaited, much-needed, unique, practical and philosophical approach to healing that empowers women to take control of their physical and emotional health. As radically feminist as Our Bodies, Ourselves was in its day, Dr...Categorized as:
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A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook-smart and more than a little naive, Robert Sapolsky left the comforts of college in the US for a research project studying a troop of baboons in Kenya. Whether he's relating his adventures with his neighbours, Masai tribesmen, or his experiences learning how to sneak up and dart suspicious baboons, Sapolsky combines irreverence and humour with the best credentials in his field... -
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Awakening Loving-Kindness by Pema Chödrön
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis new, redesigned edition of Awakening Loving-Kindness shares inspiration and encouragement for cultivating kindness--by embracing the joy, suffering, confusion, and brilliance of our everyday lives... -
![The Human Bone Manual by Tim D. White, Pieter Arend Folkens]()
The Human Bone Manual by Tim D. White, Pieter Arend Folkens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBuilding on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outside the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers. The compact volume includes all the key information needed for identification purposes, including hundreds of photographs designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information... -
![Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel]()
Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn introduction to the brain, its structure, function, development, and control of behavior, this text discusses neuroanatomy, cell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms of signaling, and development in the context of the cognitive approaches to behavior... -
![Living with Joy: Keys to Personal Power and Spiritual Transformation by Sanaya Roman]()
Living with Joy: Keys to Personal Power and Spiritual Transformation by Sanaya Roman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn Internationally Bestselling Orin BookWith the guidance of this bestselling classic, you can learn to grow through joy rather than through struggle and pain... -
![The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler]()
The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Beauty to Compassion, from Pleasure to Terror, from Resignation to Joy -- here is an insightful exploration of the rich diversity of human qualities. J. Ruth Gendler's evocative book has as its cast of familiar characters our own emotions, brought to life with a poet's wisdom and an artist's perceptive eye...Categorized as:
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![Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself by sheleana aiyana]()
Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself by sheleana aiyana
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTELLERSpiritual writer and Rising Woman founder Sheleana Aiyana takes you on a transformational inner-work journey to heal lifelong relationship patterns and reclaim power over your life.Romantic relationships can infuse our lives with the magic of intimacy and connection... -
![Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner]()
Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings2017 Nautilus Award Gold Winner for Personal GrowthThe world has never been more connected, yet people are lonelier than ever. Whether we feel unworthy, alienated, or anxious about our place in the world the absence of belonging is the great silent wound of our times.Most people think of belonging as a mythical place, and they spend a lifetime searching for it in vain...Categorized as:
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![The Think and Grow Rich Workbook: The Practical Steps to Transforming Your Desires into Riches by Napoleon Hill]()
The Think and Grow Rich Workbook: The Practical Steps to Transforming Your Desires into Riches by Napoleon Hill
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor the millions of people who have read and loved Think and Grow Rich, here- for the first time-is a workbook and companion to the classic bestseller.With its life-changing thirteen-step process, Think and Grow Rich has been a blueprint for countless many on their road to riches... -
![The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman]()
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLocked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence... -
![Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon]()
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKeep Working. Keep Playing. Keep Creating.In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! , both New York Times bestsellers, Austin Kleon gave readers the keys to unlock their creativity and showed them how to become known. Now he offers his most inspiring work yet, with ten simple rules for how to stay creative, focused, and true to yourself—for life... -
![Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Edward Espe Brown]()
Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki, Edward Espe Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPractising the true spirit of Zen. Not Always So is based on Shunryu Suzuki's lectures and is framed in his own inimitable, allusive, paradoxical style, rich with unexpected and off–centre insights. Suzuki knew he was dying at the time of the lectures, which gives his thoughts an urgency and focus even sharper than in the earlier book... -
![The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications by Christian Rätsch]()
The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications by Christian Rätsch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants• Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances• Explores how using psychoactive plants in a culturally sanctioned context can produce important insights into the nature of reality• Contains 797 color photographs and 645 black-and-white illustrationsIn the traditions of...Categorized as:
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![Abundant Ever After: Tools for Creating a Life of Prosperity and Ease by Cathy Heller]()
Abundant Ever After: Tools for Creating a Life of Prosperity and Ease by Cathy Heller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn enlightening, must-have guide to start building your dream future today from the host of the mega-hit podcast Don’t Keep Your Day Job , spiritual and business coach, and bestselling author, Cathy Heller.It’s time to start living your dream life today. Cathy Heller believes life is way too short to waste time living anything but your dream...
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