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59 Seconds

Change Your Life in Under a Minute

Think a Little, Change a Lot

Think a Little, Change a Lot

By Richard Wiseman

By Richard Wiseman

By Richard Wiseman

By Richard Wiseman

By Richard Wiseman
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By Richard Wiseman
Read by Jonathan Cowley

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Paperback $19.00

Dec 28, 2010 | ISBN 9780307474865

Ebook $10.99

Dec 29, 2009 | ISBN 9780307593269

Audiobook Download $17.50

Dec 29, 2009 | 499 Minutes

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    About 59 Seconds

    An easy-to-use, concise guide to changing your life in under a minute, backed by cutting-edge scientific research.

    Bestselling author and psychologist Richard Wiseman had become increasingly frustrated with the self-help industry and its snake-oil treatments. Here, bringing together a remarkably diverse range of scientific data, he has crafted a no-nonsense response to their ineffectual programs. Filled with tips and tricks that come straight from the latest scientific journals and his own original research, Wiseman outlines the new science of “rapid change” and describes with clarity and infectious enthusiasm how these quirky, sometimes counterintuitive techniques can be effortlessly incorporated into your everyday life.

    About 59 Seconds

    A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community.

    Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises that destroy motivation, damage relationships, and reduce creativity: the opposite of everything it promises. Now, in 59 Seconds, he fights back, bringing together the diverse scientific advice that can help you change your life in under a minute, and guides you toward becoming more decisive, more imaginative, more engaged, and altogether more happy.

    From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting the new science of “rapid change” and, with clarity and infectious enthusiasm, describes how these quirky, sometimes counterintuitive techniques can be effortlessly incorporated into your everyday life. Or, as he likes to say: “Think a little, change a lot.”

    About 59 Seconds

    A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community.

    Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises that destroy motivation, damage relationships, and reduce creativity: the opposite of everything it promises. Now, in 59 Seconds, he fights back, bringing together the diverse scientific advice that can help you change your life in under a minute, and guides you toward becoming more decisive, more imaginative, more engaged, and altogether more happy.

    From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting the new science of “rapid change” and, with clarity and infectious enthusiasm, describes how these quirky, sometimes counterintuitive techniques can be effortlessly incorporated into your everyday life. Or, as he likes to say: “Think a little, change a lot.”

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    About Richard Wiseman

    Richard Wiseman is based at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK and has gained an international reputation for research into quirky areas of psychology, including deception, humor, luck, and the paranormal. He has written The Luck Factor—a bestselling book exploring… More about Richard Wiseman

    About Richard Wiseman

    Richard Wiseman is based at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK and has gained an international reputation for research into quirky areas of psychology, including deception, humor, luck, and the paranormal. He has written The Luck Factor—a bestselling book exploring… More about Richard Wiseman

    About Richard Wiseman

    Richard Wiseman is based at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK and has gained an international reputation for research into quirky areas of psychology, including deception, humor, luck, and the paranormal. He has written The Luck Factor—a bestselling book exploring… More about Richard Wiseman

    Product Details

    Category: Psychology | Self-Improvement & Inspiration | Philosophy

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Anchor
    Dec 28, 2010 | 336 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307474865

    Category: Psychology | Self-Improvement & Inspiration | Philosophy

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Anchor
    Dec 29, 2009 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780307593269

    Category: Psychology | Self-Improvement & Inspiration | Philosophy | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Dec 29, 2009 | 499 Minutes | ISBN 9780307707550

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    Praise

    “This is a self-help book, but with a difference: almost everything in it is underpinned by peer-reviewed and often fascinating research.”
     — New Scientist

    “For all those who are tired of the usual self-help formula–homespun anecdotes, upbeat platitudes, over-the-top promises–Richard Wiseman’s 59 Seconds is just what the PhD ordered.”
     — The Wall Street Journal

    “Seemingly perfect for this age of short attention spans and instant gratification.”
     — The Chronicle Herald

    “At last, a self-help guide that is based on proper research. Perfect for busy, curious, smart people.”
     — Simon Singh, author of Fermat’s Enigma

    “Wiseman is a brilliant name for a psychologist, and this book proves the professor is not misnamed. . . . [59 Seconds] contains dozens of fascinating and useful nuggets, and they all have science on their side.”
     — The Independent

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