Higher Brain

Have you ever felt like you cannot just stop eating? You know what you are repeatedly eating in large amounts is unhealthy, and it is not good for you but you cannot stop eating it. What is wrong with you, you may wonder? Are you out of your mind or are you just an in-disciplined person? Well, if this describes you, you should know one thing. You are not a bad or an irresponsible person, not in a million years. What you are doing though, is that you have let food take over your life and you may be battling with addiction for food.

Engineering Hitler's Downfall features numerous inventions such as the decoding machines developed at Bletchley Park; the hand-held mine detectors that cleared pathways through enemy minefields, firstly at the Battle of el Alamein but also in most subsequent actions; the newly-located factories and tanks that enabled the Russians to repulse the German invasion; the escort carriers and long range aircraft that enabled U-boats to be attacked in the mid-Atlantic; and the 4000 plus Bailey bridges that allowed narrow ravines and rivers as wide as the Rhine to be crossed.

From the best-selling author of Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot comes an in-depth look at the science of anxiety and some essential guidelines for dealing with it.

Vous sentez-vous souvent mal à l'aise dans les groupes de discussion, car vous ne pouvez pas vraiment participer à la discussion en raison d'un manque de connaissances ? Vous sentez-vous mal à l'aise lorsqu'on vous demande votre avis sur un sujet dont vous n'avez même pas entendu parler ? Avez-vous du mal à vous souvenir durablement de ce que vous venez d'apprendre ?

It's a near-universal experience among mental health practitioners: a patient drops a bombshell—a critical disclosure that moves the treatment forward—on their way out, with a hand on the doorknob. This "doorknob moment" creates a stressful dilemma for clinicians, especially when the patient is distraught. Should the clinician end the session on time, or run over and be late for the next patient? Here, seasoned psychiatrist Daniela V. Gitlin provides clinicians with a clear, evidence-based answer.

Enjoy this sweet cowboy novel by small-town romance author Erin K. Wright… The love of a lifetime, lost but never forgotten… If he could turn back time, cowboy Declan Miller would’ve never let go of Iris McLain, the only woman he’s ever loved. It’s been fifteen long and lonely years, and the ache in his heart is still as painful as ever. When he sees her across a crowded room for the first time since they parted, she’s even prettier than he remembers. She still steals his breath away, only now there’s a hint of sadness in her summer blue eyes. But when he asks her to dance, ...

Imagine controlling a machine with your mind. Imagine a communication line direct from your mind to someone else's. Imagine controlling a prosthetic limb with a thought or "seeing" through a camera located miles away. Once the stuff of science fiction, such remarkable feats are now within the grasp of neuroscience. Malcolm Gay tells the fascinating stories of the researchers delving into the intricate workings of the brain to map the neural signals that make up our thoughts.

In 12 Life Changing Steps, Not Rules, author and entrepreneur James Doss lays out proven success principles that anybody can use to be successful and live a fulfilling, purpose-driven life, guided by morality and determined by your own life goals. You will learn life-changing approaches that anybody can use to overcome adversity and achieve your dreams, even if you have previously had issues with common problems like low self-esteem, self-doubt, or lack of motivation and ambition.