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Released: April 24, 2012
"An effective memory manual with an unusual approach."
Actress and memory whiz Henner (
Wear Your Life Well: Use What You Have to Get What You Want, 2009, etc.) unveils the secrets to unlocking the hidden recesses of the mind.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 17, 2012
"A provocative critique of the power of positive thinking and a solid addition to the behavioral-economics shelf."
Risk analyst and popular-science writer Evans (
Placebo: Mind Over Matter in Modern Medicine, 2004, etc.) analyzes the fallacy of the quest for certainty in making decisions.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 17, 2012
"A cogent argument for growing up and a handy guidebook on how to get there."
A clinical psychologist issues a four-alarm call for the 50 million 20-somethings in America, "most of whom are living with a staggering, unprecedented amount of uncertainty."
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NONFICTION
Released: April 12, 2012
"No competition against meatier books on the mind from the likes of Sacks, Damasio, Hofstadter, Ariely and others."
NONFICTION
Released: April 10, 2012
"The author's clear rendering of the tough questions surrounding this knotty topic should make it required reading for anyone touched by this issue."
A freelance journalist delves into what has been called a giant uncontrolled experiment using America's children as guinea pigs.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 3, 2012
"Smith provides a good overview of how to identify and curtail egregious behavior, with just enough celebrity misbehavior to hold the reader's attention."
After a career managing high-profile crises, Smith debuts with a book in which she asserts that "the root causes of most crises often lie in an imbalance in one of seven traits: Ego, Denial, Fear, Ambition, Accommodation, Patience and Indulgence."
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2012
"The core rules governing minority success are overshadowed by the supporting evidence in this manual for social change."
NONFICTION
Released: March 27, 2012
"A bit overstated, but a clear warning against becoming someone who brings a smartphone to the dinner table."
A research psychologist argues that our overuse of technology and media is producing symptoms of serious psychological disorders.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 13, 2012
"Optimistic and creatively inspired assessments that occasionally overreach."
A psychiatrist and CNN regular examines commonly held notions of mental-health disorders and their potentials for "normalcy."
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NONFICTION
Released: March 13, 2012
"A cogent rendering of a moral universe of fertile complexity and latent flexibility."
NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
"Reminiscent of the back-to-the-land parenting methods of the 1960s, the book provides alternative ideas on childbirth and childrearing for today's modern parent."
NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
"Manguso is an intriguing, talented writer, but this book is missing something vital. It has the weight of the author's loss without the weight of her experience."
How does the suicide of a friend affect someone who has come perilously close to suicide herself?
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