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Book SynopsisIf you’ve always fancied yourself a match for the remarkable Sherlock Holmes, there’s no better way to test yourself than against these ingenious puzzles.'Full of the atmosphere and ambience of 221b Baker Street, it will feel like you stepped back into the pages of a Sherlock Holmes book' - Booktime MagazineIn this unique puzzle book, prize-winning author Stewart Ross presents 25 Sherlock Holmes cases and challenges you to test your powers of deduction against the man himself. Perfect for fans of the iconic Cain's Jawbone puzzle book but full of the atmosphere and ambience of 221b Baker Street, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back into the pages of Arthur Conan Doyle ... except, this time, with the chance to prove you’re a match for the super sleuth.Each case provides all the evidence you’ll need to crack it, provided you’re sharp enough to pick up on the clues! With conundrums from codebreaking to lateral thinking, memory games to logic puzzles, The Unsolved Case Files of Sherlock Holmes will finally put you in the same league as the world’s greatest detective – and see if you’re up to the challenge.Trade ReviewA must for amateur detectives and super sleuths.. this collection will offer hours of entertainment * Daily Express *Full of the atmosphere and ambience of 221b Baker Street, it will feel like you stepped back into the pages of a Sherlock Holmes book -- Booktime Magazine

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Book SynopsisChallenge your brain with these entertaining crossword puzzles.The Sun presents this cracking collection of 250 fun, quick crosswords so you can while away your leisure time at home. Wherever you are, Britain's bestselling daily ensures you will always have a quick and enjoyable brain challenge to hand.These 250 quick crosswords are all new and based on the quick clues from the pages of The Sun. Tackle them on the train, tube or bus journey or pack them in your bags on your next holiday or weekend away. Fun, fast and furious you will while away the time and give your grey matter an enjoyable workout at the same time.

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Book SynopsisWhy do some people always seem to have new ideas while others of equal intelligence never do? Lateral Thinking is Edward de Bono's original portrayal of what lateral thinking is, how it works and how to use it to develop your own potential for thinking and problem solving.First published in 1967 as The Use of Lateral Thinking, this classic international bestseller remains as relevant to learning, problem solving and creative thinking today as when it was first published. De Bono argues that conventional vertical thinking often inhibits our ability to solve problems and come up with new ideas. He then shows that lateral thinking is a far easier and more natural way to generate simple, sound and effective ideas and offers guidance on how to develop your own ability to think laterally. Lateral thinking is a technique that anyone can learn and benefit from.Trade ReviewIn this extremely well-written book Dr de Bono attempts to describe the nature of a creative form of thinking and ways in which it can be developed * Times *

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Book SynopsisJurgen Wolff is a writer and creativity and writing coach who divides his time between London and Southern California. He has taught at the University of Southern California, the Academy for Chief Executives, the University of Barcelona, the Pilots Project and workshops around the world. His other books include Marketing for Entrepreneurs, Focus, Your Writing Coach and Do Something Different.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Creative Success Manifesto Part 1: Dreaming Go for Baroque Go away Remember how to play Why? What? When? Where? How? Create your space Get the right stuff Be a streetcomber Get physical Lose your limited thinking

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Book SynopsisJames Borg is a practising work psychologist and business consultant. He became interested in magic and 'mind-reading' at the age of 9 and subsequently was - a few years later - admitted as one of the youngest-ever members of the Magic Circle. His other books include the bestselling Persuasion and Mind Power

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Book SynopsisYou could be a genius . . . In The Genius Within, award-winning science writer David Adam reveals how frontier neuroscience can enhance your intelligence – making you smarter, sharper and brighter than you ever thought you could be.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?Sunday Times bestseller Dr David Adam, author of The Man Who Couldn't Stop, 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.'Witty, sharp and enlightening . . . This book will make you smarter' Adam Rutherford, science writer and presenter of BBC Radio 4's Inside Science.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 *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 StopWhat 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 *Table 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 SynopsisDo you struggle to remember people's names at social events or business networking meetings? How often do you forget where you left your keys or your phone? Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why? A leading memory expert, Phil Chambers shows you how to make these lapses a thing of the past. With how to: train your memory, find out how to have facts and figures at your fingertips. Give speeches from memory, remember all your passwords, rapidly learn foreign language vocabulary and make studying easier, more rewarding and fun. Written in simple step-by-step fashion, with lots of exercises and examples, you will be guided from absent-mindedness to memory mastery.

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Book SynopsisOffers ways to upgrade creativity while practicing mindfulness so that anyone can achieve breakthroughs in any area of their life. Looking to upgrade your creative abilities? Core Creativity offers ways to go beyond the limitations of ordinary creativity to access the core creativity that comes from the very center of your being: the depths of your unconscious. Ronald Alexander has decades of experience working with core creatives—artists who regularly draw on deep creativity and have learned what to do when the well seems to have run dry. Using mindfulness practice, meditation and visualizations, and habits and mindsets of highly creative people, anyone can experience the flow of ideas as if from an infinitely abundant source. Core Creativity employs stories of ordinary but highly creative people alongside the latest research that helps people get unstuck. Too often, the mind’s Wi-Fi signal is too weak for the really big ideas to load, but Core Creativity offers readers help with establishing a mindfulness practice; exercises for enhancing creativity and fostering better decision-making; key insights from personal interviews with highly creative artists including music producer Val Garay, director Amy Ziering, and actor Denis Quaid; and guidance for reclaiming your creative self so you can achieve profound transformation. Core creativity allows you to come up with ideas that are both fresh and original and experience such a deep state of creative flow that it might feel as if you only played a minor role in the process of creativity. For anyone seeking to enhance their creative abilities and achieve their goals, Core Creativity presents the possibility of genuine breakthroughs. Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsChapter 1: The Deepest Creativity Comes from Your CoreChapter 2: Before You Say Hello, Say Good-ByeChapter 3: Reclaim Your Creative SelfChapter 4: Support and CollaborationChapter 5: Absorbing Creative Stimulation and Getting into Open Mind ConsciousnessChapter 6: Generating Ideas and Other Ways into Open MindChapter 7: Mind-sets and Habits of Highly Creative PeopleChapter 8: Meditation, Medication, and PsychedelicsChapter 9: Mindful Decision MakingChapter 10: The Core Creativity Action PlanResourcesBibliographyNotesIndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisImprove your Brain Health and Live a Full Life“A friendly, wide-ranging tip sheet for understanding and maintaining the human brain, with exercises . . . that consciously incorporate all of the senses.”—Publishers WeeklyA Better Brain for Better Aging offers a complete plan for improving brain health in an engaging and accessible way.Holistic brain health exercises, from body and brain games to good brain food. Health and science writer Sondra Kornblatt, along with the numerous experts she’s interviewed in A Better Brain for Better Aging, can help you put your head on straight through healthy activities for the body and stimulating exercises for good brain health. Improving your exercise, feeding your brain, and practicing simple movements can do wonders for your mental and physical health.Overcome brain fog and enhance memory improvement. In A Better Brain for Better Aging, Kornblatt teaches you how to reduce stress and optimize mental agility. Learn how the brain interacts with the body, what habits improve mind stimulation, and how to maximize learning. In this book, Kornblatt provides tips for a strong brain to improve memory, cognition, and creativity so you can function better in your active life.In this book, you’ll find: Quick and helpful tips that benefit and improve your brain Up-to-date and informative explanations on brain plasticity and how the mind and body work together to improve brain health More than 100 extensively researched ideas to improve brain function and mental agility, boost your creativity and overall brain power, and avoid brain overload If you liked Keep Sharp, Memory Rescue, or Successful Aging, then you’ll love A Better Brain for Better Aging.Trade Review“A Better Brain for Better Aging is delightfully written and chock full of fun, exercises, and bite-size chunks of wisdom that are easy to digest. Sondra Kornblatt's style is delicious and keeps the reader engaged and hungering for more, page after page. As you travel through this impressive jamboree of scientific research and breakthrough ideas from the major thought visionaries of today, you will undoubtedly feel the flames of hope and possibility for a better life being rekindled. I haven't found such an enjoyable boost to my optimism in a long time. A much needed and very well written book.”—Ragini Michaels, owner of Facility Trainings, Inc.“In a world of accelerating change and rampant uncertainty, we are stretched to learn skills to improve the clarity and coherence of our minds and brains. Kornblatt's Better Brain offers such timely advice. May it bring inspiration and confidence to many people seeking greater peace, balance, wisdom, and compassion to guide their lives in troubled times.”—Dr. Joel & Michelle Levey, founders of Wisdomatwork.com, authors of Luminous Mind: Meditation & Mind Fitness“Your brain is your most valuable asset. The more you use it, the less you'll lose it. This fabulous book points the way.”—M.J. Ryan, author of This Year I Will...: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution or Make a Dream Come True

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Book SynopsisThe difference between FEELING yourself in action, here and now, and visualizing yourself in action, as though you were on a motion-picture screen, is the difference between success and failure.- Neville GoddardIn 1948 the modern mystic Neville Goddard presented a series of lessons in Los Angeles that many have come to regard as the teacher''s clearest, most penetrating explanation of his methods of mental creativity. In them, Neville explains why your mental images and feelings determine your future. He provides his most direct, exquisitely clear method on how to explore the divine nature of your mind and use it to create the life you want.Preserving his words exactly as those original students heard them, the five lessons are: 1. Consciousness Is the Only Reality2. Assumptions Harden into Fact3. Thinking Fourth-Dimensionally4. No One to Change but Self5. Remain Faithful to Your IdeaNeville's writings and lectures are as fresh and relevant today as when he first wrote and spoke them. He walked the talk and has left us with ample material to ponder and the practical suggestions and techniques in this book can profoundly change your life.Neville concludes his lectures with his oft stated premise: Assume you are what you want to be. Walk in that assumption and it will harden into fact.

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Book SynopsisToday brain power is more important than ever. As technology gets faster and faster, our brains need to keep up.Luckily, the human brain has virtually infinite potential.You just need to tap into it.Brain Power, written by a master of the mental arts, will show you how to unleash the magnificent abilities that lie in your brain.You?ll learn exciting new techniques that will help you remember more, think more clearly and creatively, solve complex problems, read and study with speed and efficiency, and climb the ladder to success! You?ll also learn: The difference between the left and right sides of the brain, and why it matters. Why you remember some things better than others. How to use Mind Maps to think in pictures. How to manage your life more easily and efficiently. How to spot logical fallacies. How to unlock your amazing mathematical capacity. You?ll also learn easy and enjoyable exercises to reinforce your understanding of key concepts and help you master each brain power skill. Brain Power will help you unleash your extraordinary latent mental capacity.The late Tony Buzan was a captivating lecturer and seminar leader who, over the course of his life, trained thousands of employees at Fortune 500 companies all around the world.

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Book SynopsisReaders of Susan Cain's Quiet and Daniel Pink's When will appreciate this passionate investigation into creativity and the human brain—from the perspective of an author investigating her own brain after a concussion.Author and journalist Hilde Østby was cycling to work one day when she crashed head-first into a stone bridge. At the hospital, she was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and prescribed rest and relaxation. But her brain was anything but restful: ideas for new writing projects popped into her head at a frenzied pace. Never before had she had so many 'aha' moments. But at the same time, simple tasks like walking through an airport felt impossible. Had the concussion made her—like the stereotype of the tortured artist—more creative but less able to function in society? Or was there something else at play? What makes a person creative, anyway?In The Key to Creativity, Østby takes readers on a deep-dive into why we are creative and what conditions must be present in order for us to make our best work: whether that be a painting, a piece of writing, or simply a good email. Using characters from Alice in Wonderlandfor inspiration, Østby investigates why we have ideas that seemingly come out of nowhere, like the Cheshire Cat, and how we can quiet our inner critic, like the rule-obsessed Queen of Hearts. Along the way, she speaks with artists of all stripes and interviews psychiatrists and neurologists who specialize in understanding what happens in the brain when we are at our most creative. She discovers that having a tortured and lonely existence isn't necessarily conducive to producing great art—and that being able to complete a task, on time, and according to your and others' expectations, is as important as being able to think outside the box.Østby soon learns that she needs to make changes in her own life to recover from her brain injury and to give structure and life to her ideas. This engaging and groundbreaking book debunks the myth that you need to be a genius in order to be an artist or inventor. All you need is an idea and the tools to make your creative dream come true.Trade Review"Delving into exciting stories of inventors and historical figures, and interviews with prolific artists, novelists, musicians and journalists from around the world, Ostby makes brain science accessible. . . Along the way you're left with a better understanding of what makes a good idea, and the importance of doing nothing, being bored, alone and brave."—The Globe and Mail"Østby's thoroughly researched offering is a joy to read. . . Curiosity seekers will be enlightened."—Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1967, this remarkable title from one of history’s greatest minds remains a must-read in the world of creative thinking. Based on the tenet that an error can lead to the right decision, de Bono guides the reader through a series of non-mathematical problems and puzzles, all designed to help us analyse our personal style of thinking, work out its strengths and weaknesses, and to consider the potential methods that we never use.There are three courses, each five days long and each created to focus on a different style of thinking, featuring: The Bottles ProblemThe Blocks ProblemThe L-GameThe End GameA true life-changer, this book will have you thinking in ways that you never thought were possible.

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Book SynopsisWould you love a higher intelligence rating? Would you like to work your mind to its limits? This book will help you with these aims as well as enhance your reasoning powers and increase your ability to absorb and analyze information. With a range of enjoyable and engaging exercises you’ll soon be boosting your brain to peak efficiency, and you’ll also discover that achieving this goal will bring advantages in all aspects of life – from working out your finances or helping your child with their homework to solving a tricky problem at work or excelling at card or board games. Ron Bracey provides a wealth of techniques for maximizing your IQ, as well as teaching a range of skills to that go beyond IQ, such as using knowledge trees, intelligent mindfulness, timeframe thinking and emotional intelligence. Your mind is there to be used: follow this unique “IQ and smart thinking program” to take it up to its full capacity.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the theoretical roots of the Stoics, Buddhism, popular psychology and CBT, Ben has created a unique programme that anyone can follow. Join Ben on his journey from anxious mess to back in control. This book is packed with fun and practical challenges that readers can try themselves, all in the name of self-improvement! Thanks to having undertaken these challenges himself, Ben now has an unusual selection of hobbies, a host of interesting new skills, some fantastic dinner party stories and plenty of wonderful experiences... and most importantly he now feels calmer, healthier, happier and more at peace. Split into three types of activity – mental, physical and skilful – the challenges range from climbing a mountain to sleeping on a beach in a bivvy bag in a storm to having a conversation in Japanese. Follow Ben in learning how to pick a lock, how to solve a Rubik’s Cube in under a minute and how to memorize the order of a deck of cards after seeing it only once (the ultimate party trick). Along the way, he's eaten some repulsive insects, whilst also creating a new morning routine that freed up the time to write this book. Try out Ben's challenges ... or create some of your own, with the help of the challenge tracker!

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Book SynopsisThis practical and accessible book empowers readers to access their brain's full potential, featuring cutting-edge neuroscience research presented for the first time.

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Book SynopsisLogical thinking allows you to make effective decisions, even when faced with stressful situations.Everyone can improve their logical-thinking abilities – it just takes an understanding of a few basic principles and practice. These brain-training puzzles will boost your ability to think things through and come up with the right solutions, no matter what the problem.Includes an extended introduction with pointers on how to think logically, as well as How to Think tips to improve your analytical skills as you work through 50 rigorously challenging 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 SynopsisDon't get stuck in a rut – unleash your ingenuity with these creative puzzles.Imaginative thinking helps you in all aspects of life. It allows you to become more resourceful at problem solving, or to develop unorthodox strategies for dealing with any situation that might come your way. These brain-training puzzles will teach you how to break out of the thought patterns that are stifling your ingenuity.Includes an extended introduction with advice on how to think in new creative ways, as well as How to Think tips to improve your innovative-thinking skills as you power through 50 visually stimulating 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 Synopsis** Business Book Awards 2023 Finalist **‘A really powerful book.’ - Bruce DaisleySimple tools, extraordinary results.Everything we’re learning about how we function best as humans in the digital age is pointing towards one of our oldest technologies: the pen and the page.Exploratory writing – writing for ourselves, not for others, writing when we don’t know exactly what it is we want to say – is one of the most powerful and lightweight thinking tools we have at our disposal. It’s also been, until now, one of the most overlooked.But the world’s most influential leaders are increasingly using the techniques in this book to support the key skills of the 21st century – self-mastery, creativity, focus, solution-finding, collaboration – and so can you.Alison Jones has been helping business leaders identify and articulate what matters over a 30-year career in publishing and as a coach. The founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing and host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast and community, she is passionate about the power of writing to change ourselves and the world.Trade ReviewAnyone who writes regularly knows that writing is a powerful tool for thinking. This book makes that magic accessible to everyone, at any time. Read it!’Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Power of RegretI was moved by Alison’s book. Exploratory Writing made me rethink the role that writing played in my life – a really powerful book.Bruce Daisley, author of The Joy of Work and FortitudeStrongly suggest you go out and buy this book to support your writing habit or to help you plan for tough conversations or discover perspective. The page is your oyster! * Amazon *I love this book. Packed full of research made simple and a load of 6 minutes prompts to make sense of what’s going on inside your head and generate ideas. Been using it for my business and my personal life and it’s working wonders. * Amazon *...a clarion call about writing’s infinite power to help us through our everyday ideas, decisions and to help us get where we want to go in life. * Amazon *I have read a lot of books about writing, but this one is something different. I really enjoyed it... I would recommend this book for any writer who wants techniques to help them free up their writing and help them to plumb their hidden depths. * Netgalley *A whole new way of exploring the power of writing. This book helps you to unlock the inner genius that's waiting to be discovered in the recesses of your brain. And it's a brilliant read. * Amazon *Reveals a whole world of ways to bring the inside thoughts (especially those you didn't even know you had) out into the world. It helps you get unstuck, it helps you get creative and it helps you connect with yourself and others. * Amazon *I found this book a delight to read. It is really well written and engaging, gentle, inspiring, and thought provoking. There are lots and lots of creative ideas suggested to help improve my writing. * GoodReads *This book has profound implications for any writer. Stop fearing the blank page and get started with a simple practice of exploratory writing that will transform your life on and off the page. * GoodReads *I don’t often complete a “guide” with any real feeling of being able to take it forward as part of my daily routine but I genuinely believe exploratory writing will be an invaluable asset for my wellbeing, writing and work! * Netgalley *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1 - Why exploratory writing?The science Is this about better writing? Let’s get startedPart 2 – The toolkitExploratory narrative freewriting mindfulness chimp management empathyMetaphor surfacing metaphors finding new metaphors forced metaphors analogyInquiry learning through inquiry inquiring of future you appreciative inquiry humble inquiryVisual thinking writing into drawings storyboarding graphic organizers developing your own visualsPart 3 – Using the toolsWellbeing and mindfulness sense-making mental resilience happiness self-coachingClarity and focus decluttering focus and deep work reflective practiceCreativity and problem-solving creative thinking problem-solving prototypingLeadership and collaboration visioning uncovering bias conflict resolution culture changeConclusion: over to youAppendices: glossary of tools, list of prompts, bibliography

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Book SynopsisAn essential guide to living better for longer, Brain Power breaks down the science behind brain function and reveals why sleep, exercise, diet and even socializing are so important for our health.What does it mean to have a healthy, happy brain, and why is it so important to look after our grey matter? Comprehensive and illuminating, this is an essential and up-to-date examination of how lifestyle choices impact our ability to maintain a healthy brain.Focusing on important areas such as diet, sleep, exercise, brain training and emotions, Brain Power explains the science behind what really affects our brains, as well as providing practical tips and exercises to improve and support brain function into old age.

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Book SynopsisUpdated edition with bonus chapter on how to restart good habits and make them stick.Banish bad habits for good and transform your life with this ground-breaking new book from neuroscientist and behavioural coach Dr Gabija Toleikyte. Most of us want to change something about ourselves - our stress levels, weight, relationships, or our performance at work. Change is hard and emotional but it's not as tough as you think. In this life-changing book, Gabija takes us on an eye-opening journey through the extraordinary human brain, explaining the science behind what makes us tick. With practical tools and simple tips, Gabija shows how you can make change happen, including: - What the brain needs to create new habits - The eight types of emotion and how to take control of them - The magical power of motivation and how to boost it - Simple ways to improve productivity - The secret to strengthening relationships Inspiring and enlightening, Why the F*ck Can't I Change uses neuroscience and behavioural analysis to show you how you can train your brain to make change last.

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Book SynopsisWritten by internationally renowned cognitive psychologist Shlomo Breznitz and technologist Collins Hemingway, Maximum Brainpower is filled with colourful real-life stories and fascinating psychological experiments that show you how to make the most of your grey matter. This book is not only a fascinating tour of the science of the mind, it also shows how you can improve your mental abilities, extend your thinking to its highest levels and ensure your brain fitness in the future. - Why challenge and stimulus improves your brain and how to harness this process - How to separate good stress from bad - What role hope and socialising play in fighting off the worst symptoms of dementia. - How sudoku and crossword puzzles are actually little help to your brain power - Why multitasking can be detrimental to your mental health. This revelatory work will help adults of any age build and retain their mental acuity. Expand your brainwidth to think better, live better, be better with Maximum Brainpower.Trade ReviewDr. Shlomo Breznitz is, by virtue of his lifelong ingenuity, a rare combination of scientific creativity and sobriety, and decades of research on two of the most important areas of brain research-how to protect the brain from stress and how to develop it through mental exercises-one of the most suitable people on the planet to write this interesting, realistic, practical, clear book on what most people need to do to preserve and maximize their brain capacity. Written with technologist Collins Hemingway, Maximum Brainpower is a wonderfully helpful book, for young and old, on how to keep the brain invigorated and developing into old age. After reading it, you will understand what you must do for your brain, and why you must do it. -- Norman Doidge M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself Everyone knows the importance of physical fitness; less appreciated is the necessity of cognitive fitness. How do you maintain an exercised, stimulated, flexible brain? Start by reading this book. -- David Eagleman, New York Times bestselling author of Incognito Maximum Brainpower is well written and each page stimulates the reader to read the next. Moreover, the topic itself-the brain and its secret powers-is profound, rich, and enriching. In other words: Because of its forceful suggestions, its analyses, and its wide knowledge, this book is well worth reading. And re-reading. -- Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and author Many of us are petrified of Alzheimer's disease, strokes, and other maladies that impair the functioning of the brain. Breznitz and Hemingway can deliver no 'magic bullet' to prevent dementia. But their book does get you thinking about what you can do to develop and maintain your gray matter, build on the plasticity of the brain, and increase the likelihood that you'll live not just a longer but a fuller life. The Huffington Post Most books about healthy brain maintenance just give you the 'how'; this one tells you why. And it helps you do it. -- Rita Carter, author of Mapping the Mind

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Book SynopsisThe evidence is clear - almost half of all cases of dementia and cognitive decline are preventable. But sadly none are treatable.So what are the lifestyle changes that really make a difference to our brain health? What do the experts do to protect themselves from cognitive decline? And what can we do right now to preserve our quality of life as we age?Save Your Brain answers all these questions and more. As we age, dementia and Alzheimer's pose a serious threat to our health and wellbeing. To give us a running start in the fight against cognitive decline, GP and acclaimed broadcaster Dr Ginni Mansberg presents the very latest evidence-based research on how to protect your most valuable asset - your clever, vulnerable, powerful brain. As the health of our brains increasingly takes centre stage, Ginni gives up-to-the-minute advice and strategies you can implement now to protect your brain as you age.A must-read for anyone looking to maintain their quality of life, or that of loved ones, into old age.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Let me introduce your amazing brain!Chapter 2: The dementia lowdownChapter 3: Help! Ikeep forgetting stuff! Am Igetting dementia?Chapter 4: Will exercise really help you avoid dementia?Chapter 5: What diet is best for dementia?Chapter 6: Brain health in a pill?Chapter 7: Get that check-up! It could make all the differenceChapter 8: Is depression an early indicator of dementia?Chapter 9: Catching Zzzzzs. Why a good night's sleepmatters for dementiaChapter 10: Why does dementia affect women morethan men?

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Book SynopsisCreative Thinker's Rethink Book trains your ability see and make connections - the underlying mechanism that helps you to think creatively. The exercises in this book forces you to go beyond the obvious - to think and rethink - again and again. It is not a theory book. It's a hands-on exercise book to boost your creativity and innovative thinking. Working with these exercises will help you to come up with fresh thinking, original ideas and unexpected innovative solutions. You can use this book as a creative morning booster, a warm up before working creatively, for everyday creativity training or just as a fun activity. The exercises can be used at home, at school, in the design studio, in the office or in the agency. Creativity is for everybody!

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Book SynopsisHave you ever wanted to truly know what goes on inside the head of Sherlock Holmes? Have you wanted to be able to read people and their expressions like books? Have you ever wanted to read a room and all the tells and clues that it provides? Then this is the book for you. The Monographs is a complete and comprehensive manual that will impart the lessons on everything you need to know to become a Deductionist in today''s world. Contained within you will learn how to think and approach problem solving like the famed detective, spot liars in person and through their handwriting, deduce clues, personality traits, and the personal details of people through their phones, watches and clothes. Figure out where people live from the shoes that they wear, deduce what they do for a living, how to build a memory palace as intricate and perfect as the one that is written about, histories, theory, application, how to train, practice and develop your skills. All this and much, much more. After you read this book not only will you see the world but you will truly observe what goes on inside it as well. Your name will still be your own, but you can make it your business to know what other people do not know.

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Book SynopsisEach day presents an opportunity to find delight, whether in your surroundings, your work, your relationships, your insights, or your actions. This journal will guide you to look inside and outside yourself to discover and appreciate what makes you happiest.   With prompts and exercises, the wise words of writers, musicians, philosophers, and leaders will help you reflect on what fills you with joy. You’ll measure your happiness at the outset and along the way; after a year’s worth of delight, your smile will be bigger than ever.

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Book SynopsisFIND OUT WHAT YOUR DOG IS THINKING and better understand your pet by learning to read their body languagePUT YOUR MEMORY SKILLS TO THE TEST as you match up photographs of different dogs doing the same gesturesSIMPLE GAME PLAY that everyone will understand and enjoyIMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR DOG and have fun along the way!THE PERFECT GIFT for proud pup owners and dog lovers everywhereLearn to speak dog in this fun new memory game from dog behaviourist Louise Glazebrook, author of The Book Your Dog Wishes You Would Read, and photographer Gerrard Gethings, creator of Do You Look Like Your Dog? and Do You Look Like Your Cat?. Match the pairs of dogs that are saying the same thing: I''m sleepy, I''m playful or I''m feeling threatened, for instance. Play as a matching game with the cards face up and learn more about the dog behaviours in the booklet, or play as a memory game with the card

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Book SynopsisThis stunning journal prompts reflection on the past and intention-setting for the future. Whether you’re working on a big creative project, learning a skill, starting a routine, or putting new habits into practice, this journal is a place to begin the next chapter of your journey. Divided into three sections to be filled out over three years, this journal offers annually repeating questions that invite you to assess progress and highlights over the past year and to thoughtfully approach goals and dreams for the year ahead. Begin at any point in the year when you feel most reflective. The following year, you’ll answer the same questions and look back on your writing from the past—so that you can reflect on achievements and opportunities for growth. Luxe foil-stamping and Katharine Watson’s elegant block print artwork make this a wonderful keepsake archive of your progress over three years.

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Book SynopsisThis unique and well designed memory game on fonts guarantees both fun and education. It is three games in one. Match letters or font styles and use the fonts as letterboxed to form your favourite words.

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Book SynopsisPresents practical ways for you to become more successful through better thinking. This book offers real-life stories, explicit action items, and concrete methods that allow you to attain a deeper understanding of any issue, exploit the power of failure as a step toward success, and embrace the uplifting reality that we are all capable of change.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2013 Silver Medal in Self-Help, Independent Publisher Book Awards "What do earth, fire, air, and water have to do with effective thinking? Everything, according to mathematics professors Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird. In The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, the authors draw on these metaphor-laden elements from the natural world to demonstrate how to ask better questions, take calculated risks, learn from mistakes, and, ultimately, transform ourselves into more engaged and thoughtful citizens of the world... The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking is a useful guide for anyone interested in tackling difficult subject matter, particularly in the classroom. The book also could serve as a solid supplementary text in courses on critical thinking."--Jennifer Moore, ForeWord Reviews "If you remember being told by your teachers to think harder and having no idea how, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking should help... This is a snappy, illuminating read that should appeal to anyone who has ever dreamed of being a genius and is willing to strive, step by step, to become one."--David Wilson, South China Morning Post "Thinking is good, enthuses this book by two distinguished teachers of mathematics. You might think you're being creative or having intuitions or conducting a romance or whatever, but it's all thinking, right? And you can learn to think better! So you can, and the advice herein, which includes many practical tenets of 'critical thinking', will surely be useful to many a schoolchild or business leader."--Steven Poole, Guardian (U.K.) "The authors aim to teach readers how to expand their intellectual and creative capacity by adopting habits that train the mind to see beyond the surface level of ideas in order to find innovative ways to solve problems... Overall, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking is a quick, easy read that is entertaining and engaging. It's the type of book that you can read in one sitting or read over time as you grapple to master the elements."--Catherine A. Cardno, Education Week "The challenge of books such as these is that, in the wrong hands, the contents can come across as banal generalities and just so much hokum. But the appeal of The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking lies in that its authors are mathematicians by profession, and it shows in how the book is written. It's a very systematic book about being organized and critical in one's thinking, written by individuals whose work demands that they are organized and critical in their thinking. Yet it isn't at all imposing; in fact, the discussion is often down-to-earth, and the fact that the book is structured like a playbook readers can easily apply certainly has its merits. In short, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking is the kind of book I know would have helped me a lot in my days as a student. I'd like to think it will be helpful to students of today, too."--Brian L. Belen, Brain Drain blog "The root of success in everything is thinking--whether it's thinking disguised as intuition or as good values or as decision making or problem solving or creativity, it's all thinking. The surprising fact is that just a few learnable strategies of thinking can make you more effective."--John G. Agno, Business Week's Coaching Tip blog "Inspirational and engaging but also educational and immensely practical."--Anthony J. Sadar, Washington Times "The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird is a fun little book with great tips to improve overall thinking skills... Suited for students who can employ the techniques in the book to earn better grades and become better thinkers."--Brandon Kroll, NACADA Journal "There is undoubtedly much here that would be of practical use to professionals from all walks of life, and indeed other educators, such as management trainers and coaches. As a practical and helpful guide, particularly for students seeking to improve the quality of their thinking and learning, The Five Elements of Effective Thinking is a thought-provoking and useful manual."--Jonathan Gravells, Teachers College Record "Teachers from primary grades to university courses can use the model in this book to deliver curriculum in a way that students are forced to develop thinking skills to successfully understand the material they are being taught and to identify their own next steps in learning. Although the authors draw most of their examples from the learning of mathematics, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking can be applied in any classroom where thinking is emphasized."--Kent Miller, Canadian Teacher Magazine "This is a short book, easy to read and understand. But its value is very high because it teaches us how to change the way we think. It shows us how to think effectively. Our thoughts precede our actions and govern our lives. The way we think determines our success and happiness in life. If these are important elements to you, so is this book."--Paiso Jamakar, Biz India "Whenever you are stuck, need a new idea, or want to learn and grow, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking will inspire and guide you on your way."--World Book Industry "I've applied some of the ideas and they give real food for thought in terms of comparing and contrasting different approaches."--Ian Baulch-Jones, Quality World "[A] short and brilliant book with tips on being a better thinker... [I]nspiring."--Derek SilversTable of ContentsPreface Thinking Makes the Difference vii Introduction Elements of Effective Thinking, Learning, and Creating 1 1. Grounding Your Thinking 13 UNDERSTAND DEEPLY Understand simple things deeply 15 Clear the clutter-- seek the essential 26 See what's there 31 See what's missing 41 Final thoughts: Deeper is better 44 2. Igniting Insights through Mistakes 47 FAIL TO SUCCEED Welcome accidental missteps-- let your errors be your guide 51 Finding the right question to the wrong answer 64 Failing by intent 66 Final thoughts: A modified mind-set 71 3. Creating Questions out of Thin Air 73 BE YOUR OWN SOCRATES How answers can lead to questions 75 Creating questions enlivens your curiosity 82 What's the real question? 86 Final thoughts: The art of creating questions and active listening 93 4. Seeing the Flow of Ideas 95 LOOK BACK, LOOK FORWARD Understanding current ideas through the flow of ideas 98 Creating new ideas from old ones 106 Final thoughts: "Under construction" is the norm 117 5. Engaging Change 119 TRANSFORM YOURSELF A Way to Provoke Effective Thinking 136 A Brief Review Share Your Own Stories of Effective Thinking 149 Acknowledgments 151 About the Authors 155

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Book SynopsisThe ideal gift for su doku enthusiasts.If you like to live dangerously and push beyond your mental comfort zone, steel yourself for The Times'' toughest Ultimate Killer puzzles. A bumper collection of more than 360 puzzles for hard-core solvers. Selected from The Times these puzzles will challenge the sharpest minds.Includes Deadly-level Killer puzzles, and Extra Deadly, to really test your limits: this is the only place you''ll find such a torturous collection in a single book.These puzzles are not for the fainthearted, they use the same 9x9 grid as Su Doku, and have an added mathematical challenge. The aim is not only to complete every row, column and cube so that it contains the digits 1-9, it is also necessary to ensure that the outlined cubes add up to the same number as well.But unlike with previous books, there is no chance to ease yourself in with Easy, or even Tough puzzles: this book is the Ultimate Killer Su Doku completely deadly.Puzzles in this collection are taken from T

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Book SynopsisWhether walking clients through a new program, guiding an audience through a presentation, or helping our children to kick a ball, every day we share knowledge with others. But very few of us have been taught how to teach! Stop Talking, Start Influencing draws on the author's 15 years of experience in neuroscience and education to outline 12 principles of how people learn. The result is a book that shows readers how to impart knowledge to others so that it sticks with and truly influences them.

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Book SynopsisThe greatest challenge we face in dealing with the complexity of our world? To think again and to think better. In a world that challenges us with ever more complicated problems, the quality of our thinking is a critical game-changer. As individuals, organisations, societies, and cultures, we need to cultivate thinking that is both insightful and farsighted. We must learn how to mobilise and apply intelligence that goes beyond the ordinary - one that continuously exceeds its own limits. The Postgraduate School of Thinking, at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels (VUB), is an experimental program with the mission of challenging us all to achieve just that. Deploying an innovative combination of mobilisation methods, the program sets out to define the cognitive strategies, practices, and habits that are the marks of exceptional thinkers. This book features a variety of interdisciplinary research articles and discussions that invite us to explore our capacity for extraordinary thinking.

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Book SynopsisA science and medical writer, Rita Carter has twice been awarded the Medical Journalists' Association prize for outstanding contribution to medical journalism. She has written several books and been shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. Rita also talks about the brain, consciousness, and behaviour to a wide range of groups at conferences, and workshops.

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Book SynopsisA step-by-step guide to developing your idea from the first spark to the finished product.

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Book SynopsisSe prepare para ter um novo conceito da palavra criatividade. O autor propõe formas de ativar seu lado criativo e encontrar os bloqueadores para que você possa aplicar a criatividade de uma forma simples e objetiva no dia a dia. Se você quer inovar, reconstruir, modificar e se atualizar, você precisa usar esse dom que é inerente a todo ser humano e não deixar o medo te bloquear. Nós temos em nosso lobo temporal no cérebro a amígdala cerebelosa, ela é responsável pela resposta ao medo. Quando estamos com medo paralisamos e com certeza não somos criativos, mas reativos. Pense em uma pessoa se afogando, é melhor não se aproximar, se não você acaba se afogando também, é isso que o medo faz, ele te paralisa, mas quando estamos seguros e com expectativas boas, sem olhar as impossibilidades, aplicamos a criatividade no nosso dia a dia. Sabe por que as crianças são criativas? Elas não veem impossibilidades.Assuma a sua criatividade divina. Deus é criativo e isso está intrinsicamente dentro de

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