The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Written by Philip Zimbardo
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2008
Price: $18.00
What makes good people do bad things? How can moral people be seduced to act immorally? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger of crossing it?
Renowned social psychologist Philip Zimbardo has the answers, and in
The Lucifer Effect he explains how–and the myriad reasons why–we...
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How to Be an Adult in Relationships
The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
Written by David Richo
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2002
Price: $15.95
"Most people think of love as a feeling," says David Richo, "but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present." In this book, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships—one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving...
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Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Written by Stephen Laberge, Ph.D.
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: November 13, 1991
Price: $7.99
"[A] solid how-to book...For amateur dream researchers, this is a must."
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This book goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming--that is, consciously influencing the outcome of your dreams. Based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge's extensive laboratory work at Stanford University...
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True Refuge
Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart
Written by Tara Brach
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $13.99
How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict, faltering relationships, old trauma, obsessive thinking, overwhelming emotion, or inevitable loss? If you’re like most people, chances are you react with fear and confusion, falling back on timeworn strategies: anger, self-judgment, and addictive behaviors. Though these old, conditioned attempts to control...
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Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
Written by Oliver Sacks
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $15.95
Revised and Expanded
With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls “musical misalignments.&rdquo...
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Hallucinations
Written by Oliver Sacks
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $11.99
Have you ever seen something that wasn’t really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing?
Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. People with migraines...
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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...
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