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Book Synopsis Practical tips to help you learn quickly, remember what you learn, and apply it to real-world performance. Whether you’re training to play the piano, speak a foreign language, shoot a target with a bow and arrow, or master the techniques of fine carpentry, the conditions of your training will affect how successfully you learn and perform. How can you process needed new information in order to remember it better and use it in the future? How long should you work, study, or practice before taking a break? How can you counteract fatigue and boredom to improve performance if the task is tedious? This book shares practical tips to help you learn quickly, remember what you learn, and apply it to real-world performance. Exercises in the form of mini-experiments are provided so that readers can see first-hand why some learning conditions are better than others.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments What's This Book All About? How to Learn Quickly: Increasing the Efficiency of Training How to Retain What You Learn: Increasing the Durability of Training How to Apply What You Learn to New Situations: Increasing the Generalizability of Training Refreshing Your Skills, Aging, and Debunking Myths About Training Recommended Additional ReadingBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis vibrant workbook helps journalers discover their inner truths, unlock potential, and achieve success. Thought-provoking writing prompts, questions, and interactive practices for creativity, self-care, and mindfulness encourage fulfillment in all aspects of life. Packaged in an eye-catching flexi case and brimming with beautiful artwork and handlettered messages of encouragement, Your Brightest Life is a cheerful companion on the path to a joy-filled life.

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Book SynopsisCompletely practical and easy to use, the book advises in 24 chapters on how to recall names and faces; remember appointments; find keys, glasses, valuables; give speeches without notes; learn foreign words and phrases; memorise lists of items, quotations, facts and figures; and regain (or maintain!) the confidence that comes with having a sharp, active mind.Trade ReviewA never fail system for remembering everything. - Time MagazineHarry Lorayne is the Muhammad Ali of the memory business. - Los Angeles Times

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Book SynopsisAn exciting new science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline.''Fascinating'' Daily MailThroughout our lives, we are always looking for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. In this book, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about ageing and cognitive decline, explores whether there''s a ''best'' diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it''s healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can learn from ''super-brained'' people who are in their eighties and nineties but showing no signs of slowing down - and whether there arTrade ReviewDr. Sanjay Gupta has the unique ability to translate the latest scientific research into accessible language we can all understand. His knowledge, perspective, and practical strategies make Keep Sharp an essential and comprehensive guide for people of any age concerned about their memory and cognitive health. * Gary Small, MD, Director, UCLA Longevity Center, and author of The Small Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease *A must-read owner's manual for anyone with a brain. * Arianna Huffington *Dr Gupta is brilliant at busting myths, allaying fears, and giving us the solutions we need to keep sharp throughout our lives. * Dr Dean Ornish, founder and president, Preventive Medicine Research Institute *I wish Keep Sharp existed when I was helping take care of my father as he suffered from Alzheimer's. * Maria Shriver, founder, The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement *Keep Sharp will change how you think about your brain, how you care for it, and how you support its full potential. * Dr David b. Agus, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Illness *Dr Sanjay Gupta brilliantly crafts an actionable plan we can all follow. I feel sharper already. * Dr Mehmet Oz, host, The Dr. Oz Show *This is the book all of us need, young and old! * Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs *Keep Sharp looks at the lessons we can learn from so-called 'super brained' people in their 80s and 90s while debunking some common myths about ageing and cognitive decline * Eastern Daily Press *Offers many surprising suggestions. . . not only will this book give you a better idea of how your brain works, it will help it to work better too * Daily Express *

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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 SynopsisThis challenging book of puzzles will help you to improve your game by concentrating on defensive play. By the time you have solved the last puzzle, your astonished partners will be well advised to secure copies for themselves. Whatever the situation, this splendid selection of defensive play puzzles will test your skills - and you will learn from the detailed explanation that Ron Klinger gives on the page following each puzzle.

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Book SynopsisFor the past three years, retired dental surgeon Dr. David Bardsley has been a full-time professional speaker, helping individuals increase their cognitive ability and perform at their highest intellectual level. His primary audiences have been groups of CEOs who belong to several organizations including Vistage.Trade Review"Smarter Next Year is the book you have been waiting for...[Bardsley's] explanations are clear and straight forward and he makes it easy to jump on the trampoline of what and how easy it will be if you are dedicated to keeping your mind sharp and clear." - Boomer Times"One of the best self-help books you will read, if you can remember where you left the book!" - Canberra Weekly

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Book SynopsisKeep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers “the book all of us need, young and old” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker) with insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and mental decline, explores whether there’s a “best” diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it’s healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can learn fro

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of Introvert Doodles comes an illustrated, interactive book for introverts of all ages to express themselves, find their voices, and discover their own creative talents!Conventional wisdom suggests that people who don’t speak up have nothing to say, but introverts simply prefer to express themselves differently. Introverts are known for their creativity, their need for thoughtful reflection, and their preference for solitary activities, such as drawing and writing. The Introvert Activity Book offers doodle ideas, lists, paper-craft projects, writing prompts, and so much more—the reader becomes the author! Beautiful and messy, funny and insightful, inspiring and relaxing, The Introvert Activity Book is perfect for introverts at any age. Join the introverted animated comic character, Marzi, on a journey to discovering your creative voice within!Trade Review"Designed to occupy your mind while making you laugh, this book is perfect for all your introverted thoughts. You know, the ones you can’t say out loud. With over 100 activities, you’ll never be bored again. The spiral-bound activity book is perfect for tweens, teens and adults. And with the holidays right around the corner, this book works as a stocking stuffer." * The Daily Dot *"Calling all introverts! Discover your voice and the best way to express yourself with this fun book filled with writing prompts, doodle ideas, paper-craft projects, and more. The go-to Christmas gift for the introverts in your life." * HelloGiggles *"Maureen ‘Marzi’ Wilson's activity book caters to the inner workings of an introverted mind in the most amusing ways. Each page features soundbites of humor that only a true introvert could understand, with solitary activities like drawing, writing, and doodles that encourage creativity to come alive." * Elite Daily *"A thoughtful gift idea for the reflective introvert in your life." * Bustle.com *"This book is a combo of playtime and self-care for introverts. It features 110 quiet, solitary projects, including journaling prompts, paper crafts, doodle ideas, and games. When you give someone The Introvert Activity Book, you’re giving the gift of creativity and relaxation: two things introverts thrive on." * Introvert, Dear *"For introverts, it's not often we come across someone who really gets us … .Fret no more, friends, because Introvert Doodles understands you, and you'll relate to these drawings better than you've ever related to anything with a pulse. She's blessed us with … The Introvert Activity Book. Marzi's artwork is about so much more than cute drawings and clever captions. She's truly giving a voice to marginalized and stigmatized groups of people, and in an accessible way that's easier to understand and digest." * Bustle *"If you like naps better than nights out at the bar, you have to have this book, which will speak to your introvert soul unlike it's ever been spoken to before." * Bustle *

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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 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 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 SynopsisWhat if you took it a step further and set specific goals for living your best life? What if that process could be creative, exciting, and lead to actual change?Everyone wants to accomplish their goals and live the life of which they dream. But in today's busy age, how do we make that happen?This interactive book helps readers live an intentional life by determining their priorities and tapping into their creativity to create beautiful and functional vision boards and manageable action plans to achieve their goals.Through guided worksheets, vision board templates and samples, and planning pages, author Carrie Lindsey inspires readers to get clear on what they really want and then make it happen. Getting your life in order has never been so much fun! What would happen if you set aside a little time to write down what makes you excited and what drags you down? Use the guided worksheets to establish your priorities Create vision boards that make your goals concrete and attainable Discover strategies to manifest the life of your dreams Change is hard, but it's worth it. And with this book, it's also a heck of a lot of fun. Readers also have access to a private Facebook group full of members who are working towards living their dreams.

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Book SynopsisRupi Kaur’s Writing Prompts Self-Love card deck is a step in the road towards healing.Rupi Kaur leads you on a new journey through 70 curated writing prompts of self-discovery. Let this card deck become a part of your daily ritual to inspire creativity, appreciation, honesty and growth. Examples of the prompts include: What makes you a good friend? If you were to meet your teenage self today, what would you want to reassure them about? How is the 2:00 p.m. version of you different from the 2:00 a.m. version of you? What about you leaves you in awe? We hope it becomes a tool for you to continue to discover more about your inner and outer worlds. Use it as a reminder that you are more than capable of creating a loving home for yourself, because you have all you'll ever need within you.

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Book SynopsisColor your way through over 100 adorable characters, sweet patterns, and feel good sayings in this cozy coloring book! Perfect for fans of Hello Kitty, Labubu, Coco Wyo, Sonny Angel, and all things irresistibly cute!A heartwarming coloring experience packed with over 100 adorable designs, thick artist-quality pages, and a bonus sticker sheet! Join Peaches the bunny, her sweet dog Sesame, and their Pocketon pals for a cozy and creative escape! Inspired by the beloved Pocket Peaches webcomic, this official coloring book is filled with cute characters, pastries like ube cakes and chocolate croissants, and feel-good quotes like “You got this!”Why You'll Love This Book:   100+ Wholesome Designs – Featuring cute characters, cozy scenes, sweet treats, and positive vibes Double-Sided, Thick Paper – Great for colored pencils, gel pens, and even Copic markers Perforated Pages – Tear and share your favorites with ease, perfect for display! BONUS Sticker Sheet – Decorate your journals, devices, and more with Pocket Peaches stickers Makes a Great Gift – Ideal for fans of Hello Kitty, Pusheen, Sonny Angel, Coco Wyo, Labubu, POP MART, and all things kawaii Whether you’re winding down for the night or looking for your next cozy activity, The OfficialPocket  Peaches Coloring Book is your go-to comfort companion. For ages 8 to 108—because cuteness has no age limit.'Chock-full of charm with a lovable cast of characters. Pocket Peaches is a winner!' - Lincoln Peirce, bestselling author of Big Nate

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Book SynopsisA Books on Prescription/Reading Well titleDo you, or does someone you know, struggle to remember things? For every person who develops Alzheimer's, there are thought to be at least another eight whose memory problems are severe enough to affect the quality of their lives.Written by an award-winning neuropsychologist, Coping with Memory Problems has been written to help you, or the person you are caring for, cope with memory difficulties. It explains how memory works and describes strategies you can use to boost your brain. It also looks at the most common causes of memory problems and shows you how to seek further help for something that might be more than just age-related decline.Although there is no miracle solution, using the strategies outlined in this book will go a long way to reducing the annoyance that memory problems can cause in daily life, and thus to restoring your equilibrium and wellbeing.Trade Review"Memory problems can be worrying and difficult to understand. This book is written by a internationally renowned neuro-psychologist - and is clear and helpful to anyone with any interest in this issue." * Dr Dominic Heaney, Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery *

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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 SynopsisRedeem your story, redefine your creativity, and make a life that truly matters Sometimes the greatest gift you can receive is for your life to fall apart. After years stuck in a painful cycle fueled by past abuse and ongoing addiction, actor, artist, and director Blaine Hogan finally hit rock bottom. No longer able to hide behind the veneer of success or find comfort in the shadows of compulsion, Blaine was forced to look at the story his life was telling and realize he'd lost the plot. Desperate to find hope, he gave up a budding career and took a major life detour where he discovered that facing his past was the key to unlocking a new kind of creativity. In Exit the Cave, Blaine shares the stories that shaped him while exploring how our relationship to our past defines how we imagine the future and live in the present. Through powerful personal revelations, he invites you to take up the practices of radical imagination and real creativity so you can tell a better story with your life. If you've ever been stuck, addicted, ashamed, discontented, or lost, take courage--a richer, more imaginative, and meaningful life is waiting for you just outside the cave. "A tender but fierce story of survival, reckoning, and redemption. Blaine manages to somehow weave themes of acting, allegory, addiction, family, and faith into one beautifully written account of his own healing. This is the kind of story that will redeem you."--Laura McKowen, bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest "Blaine Hogan has inspired me for many years with his unique way of seeing the world. In this book you'll find a blast of inspiration and a trusty guide to help you exit the cave and enter a world that is real and beautiful and vital."--Brad Montague, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Circles All Around Us, Becoming Better Grownups, and Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome

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