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Book SynopsisThe blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory“Highly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker“Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory.” —The Boston GlobeAn instant bestseller that has now become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top mental athletes. He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind, this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that, in every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories.

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Book SynopsisSmart, addictive, challenging, fun, and good for the brainhere, in the irresistible 4 x 6 games format, are more than 450 truly satisfying, mind-expanding, full-color puzzles. It's like salted peanuts for the puzzle aficionado and boot camp for the neophyte who wants to give his or her mind a workout. Created by puzzle master Scott Kima contributor to Games and Discover magazinesand adapted from the bestselling Amazing Mind Benders Page-A-Day Calendar, The Little Book of Big Mind Benders is a cornucopia of spatial puzzles, number challenges, wordplay, visual conundrums, and more. The puzzles are categorized by type but distributed throughout the book in a mixed fashion (i.e., a word puzzle next to a number puzzle next to a visual stumper). Readers can move page by page, working different parts of the brainor easily find their favorite type of puzzle, going from easy to challenging. Test your knack for patterns with Dot Matrix.

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Book Synopsis It’s your life, in your own words. In this one-year guided journal from artist Mary Kate McDevitt, every entry sparks creativity and self-reflection with inspiring prompts, upbeat affirmations, and interactive doodles. Chronicle big plans and budding ideas. Jot down daydreams or forecast your mood. Rate the day’s accomplishments: major, minor, or meh? With quirky humor and vibrant illustrations, every page is a celebration of the adventures, discoveries, and joys that make your life uniquely epic.  

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Book Synopsis- Understand the core strategies for an effective memory and explore the real-life benefits- Make the most of your social network with an improved memory for names, faces andpersonal facts- Get smarter with numbers and increase your capacity to remember important facts and figures- Be more confident with words, grow your vocabulary and remember quotes and keytechnical terms- Improve your memory for learning a new language, music and lyrics, or dance stepsDo you want a better memory for directions, names and your shopping list? Do you wantto increase your performance at work with an improved memory for facts and figures,better organisational skills and impressive presentations? Do you want to avoidfrustration and decrease anxiety with a memory you can rely on? This new TeachYourself Workbook accompanies you every step of the way, with diagnostic tools, goalsetting charts, practical exercises, and many more features ideal for people wTable of Contents : Fuzzy goals : Learning Styles : Working Memory : Creative Memorization : Core Training : Memory for Word Smarts : Memory for Number Smarts : Memory for Musical Smarts : Memory for Picture Smarts : Memory for Body Smarts : Memory for People Smarts : Memory for Self Smarts : Super Training : Memory Timeline

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of a popular guide to improving your mental agility will help you improve your performance at work and sharpen your thinking skills in all areas.Based on the latest scientific findings and including up-to-date coverage of how meditative skills such as mindfulness can enhance your brain power, this book gives you everything you need to get a mental edge.It challenges you to think on your feet with hundreds of puzzles, quizzes and problem-solving games, while giving you lifestyle advice on diet, exercise and lifestyle choices. Showing you how to put your new, more powerful brain to the test at work, home and play, this is a smart guide for any smart professional who wants to be brighter, quicker and in the lead at all times.

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Book SynopsisFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Man Who Couldn't Stop.'Witty, sharp and enlightening . . . This book will make you smarter' Adam Rutherford.What if you have more intelligence than you realize? What if there is a genius inside you, just waiting to be released? And what if the route to better brain power is not hard work or thousands of hours of practice but to simply swallow a pill?In The Genius Within, bestselling author David Adam explores the ground-breaking neuroscience of cognitive enhancement that is changing the way the brain and the mind works – to make it better, sharper, more focused and, yes, more intelligent. Sharing his own experiments with revolutionary smart drugs and electrical brain stimulation, he delves into the sinister history of intelligence tests, meets savants and brain hackers and reveals how he boosted his own IQ to cheat his way into Mensa.Going to the heart of how we consider, measure and judge mental ability, The Genius Within asks difficult questions about the science that could rank and define us, and inevitably shape our future.Trade ReviewWitty, sharp and enlightening ... This book will make you smarter -- Adam RutherfordA breezily written pop science book about the quest to find out about what intelligence is and how it can be boosted. -- Robbie Millen * The Sunday Times *What if you could zap your head or take a pill, like Bradley Cooper in the film Limitless, and become insanely clever? Over the last decade, this sci-fi possibility has started to approach reality, and David Adam’s book is a timely prologue to the brave new world that might await us...Fascinating. * The Guardian *Quite simply book of the year, on living with OCD: just buy it now -- Adam Rutherford on The Man Who Couldn't StopA fundamentally important book that will bring a breath of fresh understanding to sufferers . . . It will make you think again -- Sunday Times on The Man Who Couldn't Stop[A] fascinating study of the living nightmare that is obsessive compulsive disorder . . . one of the best and most readable studies of a mental illness to have emerged in recent years . . . an honest and open and, yes, maybe life-changing work -- Matt Haig, Observer, on The Man Who Couldn't StopA brave and helpful contribution to deepening our understanding of the intricate complexities of mental ill-health -- The Times on The Man Who Couldn't StopTable of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction Chapter - 1: Our Brain Revolution Chapter - 2: Mensa Material Chapter - 3: A Problem of Intelligence Chapter - 4: Treating and Cheating Chapter - 5: Pills and Skills Chapter - 6: The Mutual Autopsy Society Chapter - 7: Born with Brains Chapter - 8: Current Thinking Chapter - 9: The Man Who Learned to Cry Chapter - 10: The Brain and Other Muscles Chapter - 11: The Little Girl Who Could Draw Chapter - 12: The Genius Within Chapter - 13: The Happiest Man on Death Row Chapter - 14: On the Brain Train Chapter - 15: Faster, Stronger, Smarter Acknowledgements - ii: Acknowledgements Section - iii: References

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Book Synopsis2016 Silver Nautilus Award Winner for Creative Process With change happening faster and faster in our tech-ruled world, being able to think creatively, flexibly, and quickly is more important than ever. In Your Idea Starts Here, graphic designer Carolyn Eckert offers 77 specific questions, techniques, and exercises — cleverly combined with fascinating infographics and other visuals — to jump-start creative thinking. Don’t know what you want your project to be? Make a list of things you don’t want it to be. Wondering where to start? Say one word that relates to your idea and invite a friend to say another word that relates to yours. See where five or ten rounds take you. Work within a time limit, look in unexpected places, think tiny, do the opposite, shuffle your papers, and explore your creativity to the fullest! There’s something here to inspire and strengthen every smart idea, all in an innovative little book that makes a perfect gift for anyone, including yourself.

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Book SynopsisWhether you’re a brand-new creator on the block or a seasoned artist looking to break through a creative block, this delightful buffet of playful prompts and take-anywhere games will send the doubt demons running & super-charge your creative rocket. Inside you’ll find: Mind Stretchers Genius Generators Process Venerators Routine Shakers And other expansive, ways to help you ignite inspiration and make like a genius. An activity journal & great idea journal for your inner artist and/or kid! Softcover, 7.25 x 9 inches, 112 pages

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Book SynopsisGet your ideas flowing with These Cards Will Change Your Ideas.This new series of self-help cards begins with advice on how to improve your idea generation. Need some practical starting points to get your brain working? Take a break, break the rules, throw it away and start again. The cards offer 50 pieces of bite-sized but practical advice by an expert in the field.

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Book SynopsisWhat should you do when you know that the solution to a problem is right in front of you, but you just can't see it?Working through problems needn't be hard work – in fact, trying too hard can trap you in rigid thought patterns and blind you to unexpected but brilliant solutions. This brain-training puzzle book will help you to see and think in new ways, and allow you to channel your thoughts in a fresh direction.Includes an extended introduction with pointers on how to think outside the box, as well as How to Think tips to improve your problem-solving skills as you work through 50 thought-provoking puzzles.Table of Contents50 puzzles to help you practise your new-found techniques, and full solutions with added commentary on what the puzzles will help to teach you.

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Book SynopsisHow do captains of industry and the greatest strategic minds come to the decisions they do?Learn how to think in ways that will help keep you one step ahead, while completing enjoyable brain-training puzzles. Debating skills, sound logical reasoning and thinking outside the box are all examined, bringing you a new understanding of tactics, strategy and decision-making.Includes an extended introduction with advice on how to think in tactical ways, as well as How to Think tips to improve your critical-thinking skills as you work through 50 testing puzzles.Table of Contents50 puzzles to help you practise your new-found techniques, and full solutions with added commentary on what the puzzles will help to teach you.

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Book SynopsisA new edition of an interactive pack with over 200 puzzles, games and activities designed to give your brain the ultimate mental workout.This pack contains a set of ingenious games, puzzles and activities designed by Mensa, the international high IQ society, to hone your mental powers until they''re razor sharp. There is a book containing series of puzzles that will test both your speed of thought and mental agility. In addition there is a board game that will provide the whole family with hours of puzzle-solving fun, and another that helps to build vocabulary. There are 3D puzzles that will put you through many hours of mental struggle as you try to reach seemingly impossible solutions. But you don''t have to be a genius to enjoy this pack all the puzzles will yield to a bit of logical thinking and persistence.

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Book SynopsisAn award-winning psychologist and professional photographer co-author this unique creative guide to exploring and understanding your life: who you are, what you value, and what you wish to achieve.A Creative Guide to Exploring Your Life brims with imaginative exercises and examples that use the power of photography, art, and writing as tools for self-discovery. It provides clear and accessible guidance on how to explore different parts of your identity: take a photograph of yourself in a role you don't typically play, draw a visual timeline of your life and consider its key turning points; explore your sense of place in history by writing about a major historical event that has changed your life. Exercises are accompanied by searching questions for self-reflection, and are complemented by examples of each exercise to provoke ideas and inspiration. Featuring additional guidance for teachers, counselors, and other professionals running the exercises in group settings, this book offers a dynamic and enjoyable way for you to explore different aspects of your life.Trade ReviewPsychologist and professional photographers join to provide a unique guide to exploring and understanding your life in a book packed with exercises and examples pairing art with writing for self-discovery. Any one who would keep a journal or use writing as a catharsis for personal evolution will find this a fine survey. -- The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface: The Birth of This Book. Introduction: How to Use This Book. 1. The Journey of Self-Discovery 2. The Value of Self-Expression. 3. Turning Points and Key People. 4. Gender and Self. 5. Race and Ethnicity 6. Self in Historical Context. 7. Meaning in Our Lives. 8. Alternative Views of Self. 9. Self in the Future. 10. Creating a Mixed-Media Portrayal of Self. 11. Final Reflections. Appendix A: A Guide for Instructors and Group Facilitators. Appendix B: Syllabus for Class on Self-Reflections. References. Further Reading. Index.

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