Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Written by Susan Cain

Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $11.99

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled "quiet," it is to introverts that we...

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The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Written by Charles Duhigg

Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $14.99

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Wall Street Journal • Financial Times

A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside...

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Confessions of a Sociopath
A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
Written by M.E. Thomas

Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99

As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, we are your neighbors, co-workers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb... Read more >

The Sociopath Next Door

Written by Martha Stout, Ph.D.

Format: eBook
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $12.99

Who is the devil you know?

Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband?
Your sadistic high school gym teacher?
Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings?
The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own?

In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door, you will realize that your ex was... Read more >

Mindset
The New Psychology of Success
Written by Carol Dweck

Format: eBook
On Sale: February 28, 2006
Price: $10.99

World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea–the power of our mindset.

Dweck explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success–but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why...

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Format: eBook, 544 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $15.99

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world.
 
Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them... Read more >

The Happiness Advantage
The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
Written by Shawn Achor

Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $13.99

Our most commonly held formula for success is broken.
 
Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But... Read more >

An Unquiet Mind
A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Written by Kay Redfield Jamison

Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $11.99

WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR

In her bestselling classic, An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison changed the way we think about moods and madness.

Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine...

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Made to Stick
Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Written by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Format: eBook
On Sale: January 2, 2007
Price: $13.99

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Chip Heath and Dan Heath's Switch.

Mark Twain once observed, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with... Read more >

The Anatomy of Violence
The Biological Roots of Crime
Written by Adrian Raine

Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $18.99

With a 4-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout

Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers? Is bad biology partly to blame? For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field that applies neuroscience techniques... Read more >