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Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It
Pub Date: Mar 6, 2012
According to this instructional text for readers habituated to unhelpful ways, changing those bad habits for good habits isn't rocket science--it's brain science.
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What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending
Pub Date: Mar 1, 2012
Vanderkam (168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, 2010, etc.), a member of the USA Today Board of Contributors, takes a fresh look at financial planning.
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Good Nutrition and Healthy Cooking for New Moms and Growing Families
Pub Date: Mar 1, 2012
La Leche League International presents a balanced diet for pregnant mothers, new mothers and, by extension, the whole family.
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New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
Pub Date: Feb 14, 2012
Edge.org founder and publisher Brockman (Culture: Leading Scientists Explore Civilizations, Art, Networks, Reputation, and the Online Revolution, 2011, etc.) asks a group of eminent scientists and writers their views on the question, "What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit?"
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What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About the Good Life
Pub Date: Feb 1, 2012
Edelman (Psychology/Cornell Univ.; Computing the Mind: How the Mind Really Works, 2008, etc.) asks readers to discard the "familiar ‘computer metaphor' that halfheartedly likens the brain to a computer," and accept his argument that "the mind is computational in the literal sense."
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Your Guided Tour to America's Unemployment Crisis
Pub Date: Feb 1, 2012
An evenhanded discussion and study guide on unemployment.
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