{"title":"Decision Making Psychology Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-seventh-sense-how-flashes-of-insight-change-your-life-9780231169073","title":"The Seventh Sense: How Flashes of Insight Change Your Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlashes of insight--the \"Eureka!\" moments that produce new and useful ideas in a single thought--are behind some of the world's most creative and practical innovations. This book shows how to cultivate more and better flashes of insight by harnessing the science and practice of the \"seventh sense.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from psychology, neuroscience, Asian philosophy, and military strategy, William Duggan illustrates the power of the seventh sense to help readers aspire to and achieve more in their personal and professional lives. His examples include Gandhi, Joan of Arc, Starbucks founder Howard Shultz, and executives and students he has taught in his classes. His book presents specific steps in the form of three practical tools to help prepare the mind, see and seize opportunity, and follow through on one's resolution. Based on Duggan's perennially popular Columbia Business School course, this book teaches the mental skills and discipline that power the seventh sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Duggan is on the faculty of Columbia Business School, where he teaches the seventh sense in graduate and executive courses. He has given talks and workshops on the seventh sense to thousands of executives from companies in countries around the world. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2007), which was named Best Strategy Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eStrategy+Business, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Creative Strategy: A Handbook for Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia Business School Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318577828114,"sku":"9780231169073","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_285abd1d-4569-4f62-a807-38bfa730d55c.jpg?v=1727558075"},{"product_id":"baby-minds-brain-building-games-your-baby-will-love-birth-to-age-three-9780553380309","title":"Baby Minds: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will Love, Birth to Age Three","description":"More than 65 delightful games and activities to jump-start your baby's amazing brainpower \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan simply singing a song or blowing a dandelion under a toddler's nose help her mind to blossom? Can your baby count, remember events, and solve problems even before he can talk? The exciting answer to both questions is yes  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBreakthrough research is revealing the extraordinary inborn abilities of infants. \u003cbr\u003eIt is also showing how experiences during the first years of life profoundly \u003cbr\u003einfluence intelligence, creativity, language development-and even later \u003cbr\u003ereading and math skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow two psychologists and child development experts-authors of the bestselling Baby Signs-have created a delightful guide for parents based on the most up-to-date knowledge of how babies discover the world. You'll learn how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_ Create a homemade mobile to stimulate your three-month-old's delight in solving problems\u003cbr\u003e_ Play a patty-cake game to help your two-year-old \u003cbr\u003emake logical connections\u003cbr\u003e_ Initiate bedtime conversations that build your child's memory and sense of personal history\u003cbr\u003e_ Develop \"Baby Signs\" to help your toddler communicate before he or she can talk\u003cbr\u003e_ Stimulate your child's natural number skills with puppets and counting games\u003cbr\u003e_ Use nursery rhymes and special read-aloud techniques to foster reading readiness\u003cbr\u003e_ Nurture budding creativity with humor and fantasy play\u003cbr\u003e_ And much more  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaby Minds\u003c\/b\u003e is not another program for creating \"super babies.\" Instead it \u003cbr\u003ebuilds on activities that babies instinctively love to develop their unique abilities and make your daily interactions full of the joy of discovery-for both of you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinda Acredolo, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, and has served as associate editor of Child Development, the leading professional research journal, and as secretary of the prestigious Society for Research in Child Development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Goodwyn, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and child development at California State University, Stanislaus, and holds an associate researcher position at \u003cbr\u003ethe University of California, Davis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors have received numerous research grants, most notably from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, published well over forty scholarly articles and book chapters, and presented research findings in countless settings. They have appeared on \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDateline NBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e20\/20\u003c\/i\u003e, and other media, and their first book, \u003ci\u003eBaby Signs\u003c\/i\u003e, was featured in national parenting publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325320401170,"sku":"9780553380309","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d11b37e-ef53-4c38-89e4-1b48a7110a99.jpg?v=1727683866"},{"product_id":"creative-change-why-we-resist-it-how-we-can-embrace-it-9781328745668","title":"Creative Change: Why We Resist It . . . How We Can Embrace It","description":"\"This book completely changed the way I think about creative innovation . . . A must-read.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eCal Newport\u003c\/strong\u003e, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eDeep Work\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If we all crave creativity so much, why do we reject new ideas so often? Jen Mueller's smart new book unravels this puzzle.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel H. Pink, \u003c\/strong\u003ebest-selling author of \u003cem\u003eDrive\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Whole New Mind\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Business leaders say they want creativity and need real innovation in order to thrive. But according to startling research from management professor Jennifer Mueller, these same leaders chronically reject creative solutions, even as they profess commitment to innovation. \u003cbr\u003e Mueller's research reveals that it's not just CEOs but educators, parents, and other social trendsetters who struggle to accept new and creative ideas. Mueller parses the tough questions that these findings raise. Do we all have an inherent prejudice against creative ideas? Can we learn to outsmart this bias? \u003cem\u003eCreative Change\u003c\/em\u003e combines analysis of the latest research with practical guidance on how to shift your mindset, and offers a wealth of counterintuitive recommendations to help you embrace the creative ideas you want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mueller, an accomplished scholar in the management field, has developed a well-formulated argument for creativity. Her ideas and research need to be available to academics, business practitioners, and, really, everyone.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor JENNIFER MUELLER holds a doctorate in social psychology and has taught at top business schools, including Wharton, the Yale School of Management, and New York University's Stern School of Business. Her viral paper \"The Bias Against Creativity\" won attention from over one hundred media outlets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334121394450,"sku":"9781328745668","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fb4df6e0-3dd3-4d6e-a693-f33dd8067645.jpg?v=1727883990"},{"product_id":"stop-being-reasonable-how-we-really-change-our-minds-9781541730441","title":"Stop Being Reasonable: How We Really Change Our Minds","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking exploration of how people really change their minds, and how persuasion is possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStop Being Reasonable\u003c\/i\u003e, Eleanor Gordon-Smith weaves a narrative that illustrates the limits of human reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, she tells the stories of people who have radically altered their beliefs--from the woman who had to reckon with her husband's terrible secret to the man who finally left the cult he had been raised in since birth. Gordon-Smith shows how we can change the course of our own lives, and asks: what made someone change course? How should their reversals affect how we think about our own beliefs? And in an increasingly divided world, what do they teach us about how we might change the minds of others?\u003cbr\u003eInspiring, perceptive, and moving, \u003ci\u003eStop Being Reasonable\u003c\/i\u003e explores why resistance to evidence is often rooted in self-preservation and fear, why we feel shame in admitting we are wrong, and why who we believe is often more important than what we believe. This fascinating book will completely change the way you look at the power of persuasion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleanor Gordon-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and radio broadcaster working at the intersection of academic ethics and the chaos of human life. Currently at Princeton University, she has produced The Philosopher's Zone on Australia's Radio National, appeared as the 'Clinical Ethicist' on 702 Sydney radio, and lectured on ethics, from political contract theory to the philosophy of sex, at the University of Sydney. Her work has appeared on NPR's This American Life, and in the \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald, The Australian, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50355142754578,"sku":"9781541730441","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_209787a1-e129-4255-9c72-6784ef6c3f1c.jpg?v=1728297046"},{"product_id":"say-this-not-that-how-to-master-7-dreaded-conversations-as-a-leader-in-the-modern-workplace-9781732645578","title":"Say This, Not That: How to Master 7 Dreaded Conversations As a Leader in the Modern Workplace","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's the best way to deliver bad news? How do you lead someone if you don't particularly like or get along with them? What do you say to someone who has asked for a raise they haven't earned? How do you motivate someone who seems to have lost their mojo? What should you say to get a person to understand that their behavior isn't acceptable? And most importantly, how do you do all this without demotivating the people you have been tasked to lead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a leader in the modern workplace, you're going to face some difficult, awkward, and emotionally charged conversations with your employees. This book will give you all the tools you need to go further, faster, and be more effective with these conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing this proven behavioral science, you can: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAchieve an uncanny ability to quickly read and adapt to people with unparalleled precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEasily anticipate and connect to others' interests, needs, challenges, and expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspire productivity and a positive culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrive greater performance, growth, and results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flickinger Consulting, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377123922194,"sku":"9781732645578","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2049f7d4-dfe3-4bb0-bc62-a84140d5ae6a.jpg?v=1728616433"},{"product_id":"cognitive-biases-a-fascinating-look-into-human-psychology-and-what-you-can-do-to-avoid-cognitive-dissonance-improve-your-problem-solvi-9781952559600","title":"Cognitive Biases: A Fascinating Look into Human Psychology and What You Can Do to Avoid Cognitive Dissonance, Improve Your Problem-Solvi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHave you thought about developing your thinking skills? Do you want to stop making bad decisions or letting biases or emotions get in the way?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen you've come to the right place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you fed up with not being able to make the right call when under pressure?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it time to admit that you need to ditch your terrible decision-making skills and learn something that really does work?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the answer is \"Yes \" then this is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt comes down to this: being able to think logically really isn't that hard, whether you have enrolled in various training programs or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might be surprised to learn that it is even easier than you imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, I will show you various scientific studies and research that explain exactly how human minds work and how you can improve your problem-solving and thinking skills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis means that you can become a more objective thinker without wasting too much time and money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's just some of what you will learn: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 shocking truths about how humans think.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 20 most common cognitive biases to watch out for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 ways to beat your own biases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow our beliefs influence our thoughts, behaviors, and actions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 mind hacks to be a better thinker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to sharpen your logical thinking skills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop and think for a minute how you will feel when you unlock the secrets to the mind. What will your friends and family think when you always make great decisions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't matter if you are someone who has always made impulsive decisions-you can still gain massive improvement in your thinking capabilities and learn how to make better decisions. It's true \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd if you truly want to be free from bias and become an objective thinker, then scroll up and click \"Add to Cart.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Primasta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377643426066,"sku":"9781952559600","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1243af5-8b3f-496a-8435-a294b9405a4a.jpg?v=1728628175"},{"product_id":"imagine-reading-this-book-how-mental-pictures-influence-your-decisions-9781733978958","title":"Imagine Reading This Book: How Mental Pictures Influence Your Decisions","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou just asked yourself: \u003cem\u003eHmm, should I read the description for this book? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd...here you are...reading the description. So, how did you make this decision? How do you make \u003cem\u003eany\u003c\/em\u003e decision? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reveals the answer: Mental pictures. Before you make a decision, you imagine the outcome. If this image feels vivid and pleasant, then you proceed with it. Using this knowledge, you can influence decisions by tweaking those mental pictures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImagine Reading This Book\u003c\/em\u003e exposes a fascinating quirk of the human mind, while offering practical (and unusual) techniques to influence any decision in life and business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKolenda, Nick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Nick Kolenda is a writer in psychology. He studies human behavior, transforming academic research into a captivating style that is concise and humorous. His books include Methods of Persuasion, The Tangled Mind, and Imagine Reading This Book.","brand":"Kolenda Group LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50378245275922,"sku":"9781733978958","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8cdad144-dcd0-4d63-b354-f4993fb747a4.jpg?v=1728644058"},{"product_id":"leadership-from-below-paradoxes-of-submarine-leadership-9780578888125","title":"Leadership From Below: Paradoxes of Submarine Leadership","description":"Leadership From Below examines leadership through the experiences of twenty-two leaders from the US Navy and British Royal Navy. They represent all levels and types of submarine service from junior rates to Force Commanders in both countries. The paradoxical environment of ships designed to sink provides a model of effective performance transferrable to any environment as a souce of significant competitive advantage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlesher, Jeff:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jeff Flesher served on the USS George C. Marshall SSBN 654. He has been a manager and leader in business and academia. His executive experience includes senior leadership roles at Underwriters Laboratories, Biomet, Abbott Laboratories and Commonwealth Edison Nuclear Generation Group. He has held university appointments at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Iowa State University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He has a PhD with a research focus in problem solving and the study of expertise from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign . Cover Photos US Navy, Jeff Flesher","brand":"Wisdom Mates Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381646856466,"sku":"9780578888125","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1ef3590-d8b8-4eda-9359-b0fee9600560.jpg?v=1737076012"},{"product_id":"ready-enough-9781737448013","title":"Ready Enough","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Beautifully written and full of sage advice.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I am blown away. It has been a while - or forever perhaps - since I have read writing with this much purpose, focus, and passion.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you think there's more, you're right...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can feel it in your gut. You are being called toward something greater or something different than your current reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo why is it so freaking scary? Why does your next step feel so uncertain?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am here to assure you that you are ready enough. Stop waiting for the perfect moment. If you dare to show up authentically on your journey now, you are certain to experience the life you long for very, very soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterwoven with a motivating story line, personal triumph and inspiring client testimonies, \u003cem\u003eReady Enough\u003c\/em\u003e supports you to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClarify your values and desires with simple, effective practices based in positive psychology.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake self-assured decisions and take empowered action using a refreshingly honest seven-step process.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvoid self-sabotage so you can abundantly enjoy your purpose-driven life, now and always.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthentic happiness and your greatest potential are just a few brave steps away. Use this guide to at last free yourself from doubt and fear, trust your gut feeling and lead your life with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou are ready enough.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaukka, Marin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - As a coach, author, and speaker, Marin Laukka empowers you to break free from false expectations and limiting beliefs about what should be so you can own your potential, unapologetically make your positive impact, and experience true fulfillment.Marin holds a master's degree in positive psychology and certifications in life coaching and yoga. Her approach balances the importance of research-based practice with authentic life experience to guide clients to- ward true fulfillment. She is proud to share client testimonials that describe her support as unparalleled and truly the most influential decision I've made for my health and well-being.Writing a book has been a dream of Marin's since first grade. She is overjoyed to release Ready Enough as her first book, with an instinct there are many more to come. To learn more about Marin, read her full story at yesandbymarin.com.","brand":"Yes\u0026, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383119679762,"sku":"9781737448013","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-independent-thinker-how-to-think-for-yourself-come-to-your-own-conclusions-make-great-decisions-and-never-be-fooled-9781647433772","title":"The Independent Thinker: How to Think for Yourself, Come to Your Own Conclusions, Make Great Decisions, and Never Be Fooled","description":"\u003cp\u003eL\u003cstrong\u003eearn to ask the intelligent questions, draw insight, and analyze situations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndependent thinking is critical thinking. And critical thinking is the key to a life examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetter decision-making, smarter reasoning, and greater mental clarity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Independent Thinker is a guidebook on how to navigate this world, simply put. Without it, who knows what you'll get caught by. An errant fact? A confusing statistic? A belief that holds dubious truth? We are all subject to these everyday tricks! This book will teach you, from A to Z, exactly how to think. Because the skill of thinking is truly what separates the exceptional from the average.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to make sure that you aren't being fooled, tricked, or manipulated!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProtect yourself from bad data, inaccurate statistics, and old wive's tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 3 levels of independent thought\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritical reading, thinking, and even logic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Nietzsche teaches us about finding out for ourselves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy our feelings, emotions, and even memories are not reality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Paul-Elder framework of critical thinking and examination\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost importantly, freedom from your own biases, past, and filters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pkcs Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388798832914,"sku":"9781647433772","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e5bd506-0dc1-453d-adc2-d6b0242f1ac5.jpg?v=1728908791"},{"product_id":"the-seventh-sense-how-flashes-of-insight-change-your-life-9780231169066","title":"The Seventh Sense: How Flashes of Insight Change Your Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlashes of insight--the \"Eureka!\" moments that produce new and useful ideas in a single thought--are behind some of the world's most creative and practical innovations. This book shows how to cultivate more and better flashes of insight by harnessing the science and practice of the \"seventh sense.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from psychology, neuroscience, Asian philosophy, and military strategy, William Duggan illustrates the power of the seventh sense to help readers aspire to and achieve more in their personal and professional lives. His examples include Gandhi, Joan of Arc, Starbucks founder Howard Shultz, and executives and students he has taught in his classes. His book presents specific steps in the form of three practical tools to help prepare the mind, see and seize opportunity, and follow through on one's resolution. Based on Duggan's perennially popular Columbia Business School course, this book teaches the mental skills and discipline that power the seventh sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Duggan is on the faculty of Columbia Business School, where he teaches the seventh sense in graduate and executive courses. He has given talks and workshops on the seventh sense to thousands of executives from companies in countries around the world. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2007), which was named Best Strategy Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eStrategy+Business, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Creative Strategy: A Handbook for Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2012).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia Business School Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410006413586,"sku":"9780231169066","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21ee422e-ac2c-4ba9-a367-2461532d4b59.jpg?v=1729298271"},{"product_id":"the-power-of-thinking-differently-an-imaginative-guide-to-creativity-change-and-the-discovery-of-new-ideas-9781442190504","title":"The Power of Thinking Differently: An imaginative guide to creativity, change, and the discovery of new ideas.","description":"Are you looking for new perspectives, creative ideas, or a deeper sense of meaning? Discover an enchanted new world of creative possibilities by harnessing \"The Power of Thinking Differently: An imaginative guide to creativity, change, and the discovery of new ideas.\" This humorously enlightening book is an easy to follow manual for accessing your brain's natural creativity. It explores creative thinking through psychology and neuroscience while also exercising the imagination through allegory, myth, puzzles, and jokes. All readers will be engaged as the book looks at the creative process found in art, science, business, spiritual traditions, daily life, and more. You'll learn...Secrets to overcoming creative blocks and habitual thought patterns.*The universal stages of the creative process.*The origins of groupthink and cultural conflict.*Ways to relieve psychological suffering.*Keys to unlocking creativity in groups.*How to be more insight prone: relax, laugh, and play.*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJavy Wong Galindo, M. Eng., is a self-proclaimed creative dimwit who is working real hard to become better. This former electrical engineer and performance arts teacher has over 13 years of experience providing creative consultation. He is available for lectures, workshops, and interviews. Contact him through his website, www.Thinking-Differently.com. Javy's interests in thinking differently began the first time he answered a question incorrectly on a test, which occurred early and often in his childhood. As a youth, he developed a passion for storytelling, creative writing, sketch comedy, and performed in various instrumental music ensembles. This affinity for creative endeavors naturally led him to a decade long career working in a cubicle as an electrical engineer. He holds both a master's and bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from UC San Diego with minors in philosophy and music theory. While working as an engineer for companies such as Motorola and Northrop Grumman, Javy participated in various corporate creativity workshops. At the same time, he continued to feed his creative hungers by being an educator for several southern California non-profit youth arts organizations and as a San Diego high school music instructor. In 2007, Javy took a hiatus from his engineering career to pursue an academic investigation of the creative process at JFK University in Pleasant Hill. When he's not speaking on creativity, Javy can be found singing at a club, performing bad comedy improv, writing an unfunny comedy sketch, or running poorly on an uphill trail. For more information, checkout his website, www.Thinking-Differently.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415351431442,"sku":"9781442190504","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d0c9ba9-ba1d-4394-b4fc-cd80bcef1ccf.jpg?v=1729401351"},{"product_id":"full-spectrum-thinking-how-to-escape-boxes-in-a-post-categorical-future-9781523087518","title":"Full-Spectrum Thinking: How to Escape Boxes in a Post-Categorical Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eLeading futurist Bob Johansen shows how a new way of thinking, enhanced by new technologies, will help leaders break free of limiting labels and see new gradients of possibility in a chaotic world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe future will get even more perplexing over the next decade, and we are not ready. The dilemma is that we're restricted by rigid categorical thinking that freezes people and organizations in neatly defined boxes that often are inaccurate or obsolete. Categories lead us toward certainty but away from clarity, and categorical thinking moves us away from understanding the bigger picture. Sticking with this old way of thinking and seeing isn't just foolish, it's dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull-spectrum thinking is the ability to seek patterns and clarity outside, across, beyond, or maybe even without any boxes or categories while resisting false certainty and simplistic binary choices. It reveals our commonalities that are hidden in plain view. Bob Johansen lays out the core concepts of full-spectrum thinking and reveals the role that digital media--including gameful engagement, big-data analytics, visualization, blockchain, and machine learning--will play in facilitating and enhancing it. He offers examples of broader spectrums and new applications in a wide range of areas that will become possible first, then mandatory. This visionary book provides powerful ways to make sense of new opportunities and see the world as it really is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Johansen\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished fellow at the Institute for the Future in Silicon Valley. He has done forecasts for a wide range of corporations, including Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, Kellogg's, Disney, Intuit, Walmart, Syngenta, GlaxoSmithKline, and United Rentals. He is the author or coauthor of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Leadership Literacies, Leaders Make the Future, Get There Early\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Reciprocity Advantage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50418352455954,"sku":"9781523087518","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6a63377c-35d5-4b82-b9ad-cf2a10d8c803.jpg?v=1729470054"},{"product_id":"neuroeconomics-judgment-and-decision-making-9781848726604","title":"Neuroeconomics, Judgment, and Decision Making","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores how and why people make judgments and decisions that have economic consequences, and what the implications are for human well-being. It provides an integrated review of the latest research from many different disciplines, including social, cognitive, and developmental psychology; neuroscience and neurobiology; and economics and business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book has six areas of focus: historical foundations; cognitive consistency and inconsistency; heuristics and biases; neuroeconomics and neurobiology; developmental and individual differences; and improving decisions. Throughout, the contributors draw out implications from traditional behavioral research as well as evidence from neuroscience. In recent years, neuroscientific methods have matured, beyond being simply correlational and descriptive, into theoretical prediction and explanation, and this has opened up many new areas of discovery about economic behavior that are reviewed in the book. In the final part, there are applications of the research to cognitive development, individual differences, and the improving of decisions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book takes a broad perspective and is written in an accessible way so as to reach a wide audience of advanced students and researchers interested in behavioral economics and related areas. This includes neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, clinicians, psychologists (developmental, social, and cognitive), economists and other social scientists; legal scholars and criminologists; professionals in public health and medicine; educators; evidence-based practitioners; and policy-makers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvan A. Wilhelms\u003c\/strong\u003e is a PhD candidate in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University, and the Laboratory Leader in Dr. Valerie Reyna's Laboratory for Rational Decision Making. His research is on the topics of judgment and decision making, with implications for financial and health well-being in adolescents and adults. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Medicine and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVirtual Mentor: American Medical Association Journal of Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several edited volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValerie F. Reyna\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Human Development and Psychology at Cornell University, Co-Director of the Cornell University Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility, Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research, and Past President of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. Her research encompasses human judgment and decision making, numeracy and quantitative reasoning, risk and uncertainty, medical decision making, social judgment, and false memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Psychology Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433299317010,"sku":"9781848726604","price":87.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc712185-1993-44e9-992b-7f63e9f03bd0.jpg?v=1729566323"},{"product_id":"say-this-not-that-how-to-master-7-dreaded-conversations-as-a-leader-in-the-modern-workplace-9781732645585","title":"Say This, Not That: How to Master 7 Dreaded Conversations As a Leader in the Modern Workplace","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's the best way to deliver bad news? How do you lead someone if you don't particularly like or get along with them? What do you say to someone who has asked for a raise they haven't earned? How do you motivate someone who seems to have lost their mojo? What should you say to get a person to understand that their behavior isn't acceptable? And most importantly, how do you do all this without demotivating the people you have been tasked to lead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a leader in the modern workplace, you're going to face some difficult, awkward, and emotionally charged conversations with your employees. This book will give you all the tools you need to go further, faster, and be more effective with these conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing this proven behavioral science, you can: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAchieve an uncanny ability to quickly read and adapt to people with unparalleled precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEasily anticipate and connect to others' interests, needs, challenges, and expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspire productivity and a positive culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrive greater performance, growth, and results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flickinger Consulting, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50440239317266,"sku":"9781732645585","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6c4832b-5f64-4041-a921-bcf37efd67b3.jpg?v=1729658820"},{"product_id":"how-risky-is-it-really-why-our-fears-dont-always-match-the-facts-9780071629690","title":"How Risky Is It, Really?: Why Our Fears Don't Always Match the Facts","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Clear, balanced, and lively.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Steven Pinker, bestselling author of How the Mind Works \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARE YOU AFRAID OF THE \"RIGHT\" RISKS?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you worry more about radiation from nuclear power or from the sun?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you more afraid of getting cancer than heart disease?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you safer talking on your cell phone or using a hands-free device when you drive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you think global warming is a serious threat to your health?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGET THE FACTS BEHIND YOUR FEARS--AND DISCOVER . . .HOW RISKY IS IT, REALLY?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational risk expert David Ropeik takes an in-depth look at our perceptions of risk and explains the hidden factors that make us unnecessarily afraid of relatively small threats and not afraid enough of some really big ones. This read is a comprehensive, accessible, and entertaining mixture of what's been discovered about how and why we fear--too much or too little. It brings into focus the danger of The Perception Gap: when our fears don't match the facts, and we make choices that create additional risks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will not decide for you what is really risky and what isn't. That's up to you. \u003ci\u003eHOW RISKY IS IT, REALLY?\u003c\/i\u003e will tell you how you make those decisions. Understanding how we perceive risk is the first step toward making wiser and healthier choices for ourselves as individuals and for society as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEST YOUR OWN \"RISK RESPONSE\" IN DOZENS OF SELF-QUIZZES!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ropeik \u003c\/b\u003e is an international consultant and widely sought-after public speaker on risk perception and risk communication. Ropeik is an instructor at the Harvard University Extension School's Environmental Management Program and taught risk perception and risk communication at Harvard School of Public Heath (2000-2006). He was a commentator on risk for NPR Morning Edition program and has been a guest host for NPR's -The Connection.- He has written articles about risk perception for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, LA Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Nova\u003c\/i\u003e among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459926135058,"sku":"9780071629690","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eaa776e0-8d1c-4e5d-b780-b84409443800.jpg?v=1730015787"},{"product_id":"meltdown-what-plane-crashes-oil-spills-and-dumb-business-decisions-can-teach-us-about-how-to-succeed-at-work-and-at-home-9780735222656","title":"Meltdown: What Plane Crashes, Oil Spills, and Dumb Business Decisions Can Teach Us about How to Succeed at Work and at Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2018 BY THE \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA groundbreaking take on how complexity causes failure in all kinds of modern systems--from social media to air travel--this practical and entertaining book reveals how we can prevent meltdowns in business and life \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Endlessly fascinating, brimming with insight, and more fun than a book about failure has any right to be, \u003ci\u003eMeltdown\u003c\/i\u003e will transform how you think about the systems that govern our lives. This is a wonderful book.\"--\u003cb\u003eCharles Duhigg, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Habit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmarter Faster Better\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA crash on the Washington, D.C. metro system. An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. An overcooked holiday meal. Surprising new research shows that all these events--and the myriad failures that dominate headlines every day--share similar causes. By understanding what lies behind these failures, we can design better systems, make our teams more productive, and transform how we make decisions at work and at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up--with an emphasis on practical solutions. It's an eye-opening, empowering, and entirely original book--one that will change the way you see our complex world and your own place in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Clearfield\u003c\/b\u003e is a former derivatives trader who worked in New York, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. He is a licensed commercial pilot and a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied physics and biology. Chris has written about complexity and failure for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Kennedy School Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Seattle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrás Tilcsik\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Canada Research Chair in Strategy, Organizations, and Society at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He has been recognized as one of the world's top forty business professors under forty and as one of thirty management thinkers most likely to shape the future of organizations. The United Nations named his course on organizational failure as the best course on disaster risk management in a business school. He lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460771516690,"sku":"9780735222656","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da651a93-0582-436a-8c32-20d12ae48b4b.jpg?v=1730049018"},{"product_id":"the-eye-test-a-case-for-human-creativity-in-the-age-of-analytics-9781538730676","title":"The Eye Test: A Case for Human Creativity in the Age of Analytics","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a world increasingly ruled by numbers and algorithms, award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes a compelling case for a more personal approach to analytical thinking​.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE EYE TEST is a necessary course correction, a call for a more balanced, personal approach to problem-solving. Award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes the case for the human element--for what smart, practiced, devoted people can bring to situations that have proved resistant to analytics. Jones shares what he's learned from an army of extraordinary talents, including some of the best doctors, executives, athletes, meteorologists, magicians, designers, astrophysicists, and detectives in the world. There are lessons in their mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, there is a place for numbers in decision-making. No baseball player should be judged by his jawline. But the analytics revolution sparked by Michael Lewis's \u003ci\u003eMoneyball \u003c\/i\u003enow threatens to replace one kind of absurdity with another. We have developed a blind faith in the machine, the way a driver overly reliant on his GPS might be led off the edge of a cliff. Not all statistical analysis is sound. Algorithms aren't infallible, and spreadsheets aren't testaments. Trust in them too much, and they risk becoming instruments of destruction rather than understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse, data's supremacy in our daily lives has led to a dangerous strain of anti-expertise: the belief that every problem is a math problem, and anyone given access to the right information will find the right answer. That taste doesn't matter, experience doesn't matter, creativity doesn't matter. That we can't believe our eyes, no matter how much they've seen.\u003c\/p\u003e THE EYE TEST serves as a reminder that if beauty is less of a virtue in the age of analytics, a good eye still is. This book is a celebration of our greatest beholders--and an absorbing, inspiring guide for how you might become one, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, a former writer-at-large for \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, has won two National Magazine Awards. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOut of Orbit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFalling Hard: A Rookie's Year in Boxing\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Magazine Writing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing \u003c\/i\u003eanthologies. He lives in Port Hope, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Twelve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485248459026,"sku":"9781538730676","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1cc03d7d-04dd-42ac-aea4-6dc498dbe5fa.jpg?v=1730400869"},{"product_id":"decisionscape-how-thinking-like-an-artist-can-improve-our-decision-making-9780262048941","title":"Decisionscape: How Thinking Like an Artist Can Improve Our Decision-Making","description":"\"This book unpacks the organizing metaphor of the \"decisionscape,\" examining how psychological distance alters our decisions by dictating what we foreground and what we diminish, how our personal worldview influences how we interpret information, how the overall \"composition\" of the decisions we are faced with has an effect on how we react to them, and how our decisions are bounded and framed by the invisible forces of culture and context\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElspeth Kirkman is Chief Programme Officer at the innovation agency Nesta and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King's College London's Policy School and Exeter University's Business School.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWorking at the intersection of design, data, and experimentation, she is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBehavioral Insights\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488768626962,"sku":"9780262048941","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_513cb546-d9f7-46b5-8fcc-03b33d7815a2.jpg?v=1730482899"},{"product_id":"thinking-matters-a-guide-to-making-wiser-and-more-thoughtful-decisions-9781475873887","title":"Thinking Matters: A Guide to Making Wiser and More Thoughtful Decisions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking Matters: A Guide to Making Wiser and More Thoughtful Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e offers adults an opportunity to examine what it means to use intelligent habits of mind to make wise, rational, and informed choices and to deal more logically with the problems that impact their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelma Wassermann \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. Author of more than 30 books, she is the recipient of the University Excellence in Teaching Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50489749897490,"sku":"9781475873887","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c9d205c-064c-4c9d-a537-4720173cdd92.jpg?v=1730507242"},{"product_id":"how-to-teach-anything-break-down-complex-topics-and-explain-with-clarity-while-keeping-engagement-and-motivation-9781647432331","title":"How to Teach Anything: Break down Complex Topics and Explain with Clarity, While Keeping Engagement and Motivation","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eScience-based methods for the most comprehension and retention. Teach more in less time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a reason that education, teaching, and pedagogy are all areas of intense research and study. \u003cstrong\u003eThey are complicated \u003c\/strong\u003e But just because you don't have the fanciest PhDs or certifications, doesn't mean that you can't teach just as effectively. Learn how in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor teachers, parents, professors, tutors, and even just friends. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Teach Anything\u003c\/strong\u003e takes what academics know about education and pedagogy, and translates it all into real-world skills and techniques. The learning brain works is very predictable ways, and we can use this to our advantage. Whether you are a student, tutor, professor, teacher, or even TA, understand how information takes hold and becomes useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn how to teach, and you also learn how to learn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to instill a mindset of curiosity, critical thinking, and discovery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He is one of the foremost authors on self-education and learning. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnsure academic success and keep students motivated and coming back for more. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-What the science of education has taught us about teaching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How a simple progression of thinking activities will cement learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How Greek philosophers thought and why it matters in teaching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Keeping motivation and engagement, even through the tough times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How to deliver feedback effectively and gently\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How to create an environment of safety and taking risks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Teaching is the ability to affect lives. Increase your teaching skills, and you will increase your personal impact.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaching is a skill used in all walks of life. It's actually the ability to clearly communicate and disseminate information. And if you want to help anyone, that is what you will be doing: family members, spouses, co-workers, bosses, children, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pkcs Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495321506066,"sku":"9781647432331","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_145c6756-4ffb-4bd0-a1c2-1f34e87198a1.jpg?v=1730680903"},{"product_id":"the-emotionally-intelligent-dental-office-9781957863191","title":"The Emotionally Intelligent Dental Office","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have worked for any length of time, no doubt you've noticed that navigating office climate and culture may command more energy than the actual work at times. Why are some office cultures humming along like a beautiful symphony, while other work environments feel like pulling teeth (pun intended) just to get things done? Why are some people so pleasant to be around, while we might prefer a root canal over talking to others? Emotional Intelligence. Does your practice and people have it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotional Intelligence is the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions and those of others, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and\/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s). Frequently, Emotional Intelligence is more of a driver in office dynamics than intellectual ability or book smarts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his follow-up book to the highly successful \u003cem\u003eThe Dentist Who Gets It\u003c\/em\u003e...Endodontist, coach and business owner, Dr. Steven Hymovitch, offers a practical, play-by-play guide to assessing, building and keeping an emotionally intelligent dental practice that is a pleasure for employees and patients. Gain new skills sets that improve individual and group emotional intelligence at work and in life: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcquire tools to avoid getting pulled into office drama and how to rise above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop healthy techniques to work with difficult personality types\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognize negative repeating patterns and stay off the crazy train \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStay clear of emotional sabotage and games in the workplace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotivate emotionally intelligent conversations and connections \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaintain good relationships, communicate clearly, inspire and influence others, work well in a team, and manage conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduce unnecessary stress for yourself, colleagues and patients \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn interview tips and assessment tools, guide dialogue and probing questions that can help you quickly assess the EI of future employees \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUtilize your emotional intelligence skills to turn a patient into a referral source \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003cem\u003eThe Emotionally Intelligent Dental Practice. \u003c\/em\u003eWhether you're a one-office practice or expanding to multiple locations or markets, this insightful book will help you go beyond academics to build a thriving and enjoyable culture for employees and patients. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independent Birds Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50501385093394,"sku":"9781957863191","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49235bdd-7566-4aba-acfe-649f299ddbf3.jpg?v=1730768881"},{"product_id":"rock-breaks-scissors-a-practical-guide-to-outguessing-and-outwitting-almost-everybody-9780316228053","title":"Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody","description":"\u003cb\u003eA practical guide to outguessing everything, from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from playing the lottery to buying a home. \u003ci\u003eRock Breaks Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e is mind-reading for real life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will the next tennis serve go right or left? Will the market go up or down? Most people are poor at that kind of predicting. We are hard-wired to make bum bets on \"trends\" and \"winning streaks\" that are illusions. Yet ultimately we're all in the business of anticipating the actions of others. Poundstone reveals how to overcome the errors and improve the accuracy of your own outguessing. \u003ci\u003eRock Breaks Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e is a hands-on guide to turning life's odds in your favor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Poundstone\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen books -- including \u003ci\u003eRock Breaks Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAre You Smart Enough to Work at Google?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Would You Move Mount Fuji?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFortune's Formula\u003c\/i\u003e, which was Amazon Editor's pick for the number one nonfiction book of the year. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eBeliever\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEncyclopaedia Britannica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e op-ed page and Book Review, and \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow Poundstone on Twitter (@WPoundstone) and learn more at his website, home.williampoundstone.net\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Spark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514056642834,"sku":"9780316228053","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4674ca74-485a-4525-b21d-88f1124c9fd7.jpg?v=1730971861"},{"product_id":"amazing-decisions-the-illustrated-guide-to-improving-business-deals-and-family-meals-9780374536749","title":"Amazing Decisions: The Illustrated Guide to Improving Business Deals and Family Meals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Ariely, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePredictably Irrational\u003c\/i\u003e, and illustrator Matt R. Trower present a playful graphic novel guide to better decision-making, based on the author's groundbreaking research in behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe internationally renowned author Dan Ariely is known for his incisive investigations into the messy business of decision-making. Now, in \u003ci\u003eAmazing Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e, his unique perspective--informed by behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology--comes alive in the graphic form. The illustrator Matt R. Trower's playful and expressive artwork captures the lessons of Ariely's groundbreaking research as they explore the essential question: How can we make better decisions? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazing Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e follows the narrator, Adam, as he faces the daily barrage of choices and deliberations. He juggles two overlapping--and often contradictory--sets of norms: social norms and market norms. These norms inform our thinking in ways we often don't notice, just as Adam is shadowed by the \"market fairy\" and the \"social fairy,\" each compelling him to act in certain ways. Good decision-making, Ariely argues, requires us to identify and evaluate the forces at play under different circumstances, leading to an optimal outcome. \u003ci\u003eAmazing Decisions \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating and entertaining guide to developing skills that will prove invaluable in personal and professional life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Ariely\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePredictably Irrational\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Upside of Irrationality\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics and founder of the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt R. Trower\u003c\/b\u003e is a comics artist and illustrator who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration and a concentration in gender, sexuality, and race. Trower works at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hill \u0026 Wang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514084954386,"sku":"9780374536749","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3095d8e7-82cd-47d2-a17e-103ef2fc2308.jpg?v=1730972739"},{"product_id":"the-why-axis-hidden-motives-and-the-undiscovered-economics-of-everyday-life-9781610393119","title":"The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and the Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life","description":"Can economics be passionate? Can it center on people and what really matters to them day-in and day-out. And help us understand their hidden motives for why they do what they do in everyday life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Uri Gneezy and John List are revolutionaries. Their ideas and methods for revealing what really works in addressing big social, business, and economic problems gives us new understanding of the motives underlying human behavior. We can then structure incentives that can get people to move mountains, change their behavior -- or at least get a better deal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But finding the right incentive can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Gneezy and List's pioneering approach is to embed themselves in the factories, schools, communities, and offices where people work, live, and play. Then, through large-scale field experiments conducted \"in the wild,\" Gneezy and List observe people in their natural environments without them being aware that they are observed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their randomized experiments have revealed ways to close the gap between rich and poor students; to stop the violence plaguing inner-city schools; to decipher whether women are really less competitive than men; to correctly price products and services; and to discover the real reasons why people discriminate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To get the answers, Gneezy and List boarded planes, helicopters, trains, and automobiles to embark on journeys from the foothills of Kilimanjaro to California wineries; from sultry northern India to the chilly streets of Chicago; from the playgrounds of schools in Israel to the boardrooms of some of the world's largest corporations. In The Why Axis, they take us along for the ride, and through engaging and colorful stories, present lessons with big payoffs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their revelatory, startling, and urgent discoveries about how incentives really work are both revolutionary and immensely practical. This research will change both the way we think about and take action on big and little problems. Instead of relying on assumptions, we can find out, through evidence, what really works. Anyone working in business, politics, education, or philanthropy can use the approach Gneezy and List describe in The Why Axis to reach a deeper, nuanced understanding of human behavior, and a better understanding of what motivates people and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUri Gneezy\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Israel, where he learned applied game theory firsthand in the streets of Tel Aviv. Dr. Gneezy is the Epstein\/Atkinson Endowed Chair in Behavioral Economics and professor of economics and strategy at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn A. List\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in a working-class family in Wisconsin -- where his father drove trucks for a living -- and learned economics in hobby markets. Dr. List is the Homer J. Livingston Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He has been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics (NBER) for more than a decade and served as senior economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisors for environmental and resource economics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516025868562,"sku":"9781610393119","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3fd68ed-8860-442e-8104-8588ed6eb53f.jpg?v=1731017755"},{"product_id":"mindset-makeover-tame-your-fears-change-your-self-sabotaging-thoughts-and-learn-from-your-mistakes-9781981265480","title":"Mindset Makeover: Tame Your Fears, Change Your Self-Sabotaging Thoughts, And Learn From Your Mistakes","description":"Think critically. Improve your decision-making. Control your thoughts. Sort out irrational fears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCluttered, neurotic thoughts invade our mind more often than we realize and we end up living our life in anxiety, triggered by thoughts that are unfounded and are easily avoidable. Mindset Makeover will highlight the main cognitive mistakes we make and how to change them for peace of mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStop reacting based on your old mindset. Your mindset becomes so internalized that it makes decisions without you being aware of it. But do you have more bad habits than good? This book will help you discover how your mindset is working against you. Aided by scientifically proven research and practices, Mindset Makeover will help improve your critical thinking skills and develop better judgment in battling self-sabotaging thoughts. Learn how to face and solve your problems in a constructive way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMindset Makeover is a thought-provoking, science-backed guide that guarantees a complete change of worldview. Find what are the thinking quirks holding you back from quick, rational thinking and decision making and change your life for the better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChange the one thing that will improve your life most dramatically - your mindset.\u003cbr\u003e-Switch from an inward mindset to a less self-centered one.\u003cbr\u003e-Find and fix the thoughts behind your personal ineffectiveness.\u003cbr\u003e-Learn the easiest and quickest form of meditation.\u003cbr\u003e-The counterintuitive reasons why the attacks you perceive aren't actually about you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn to \"thrive in an unknowable future.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The surprising benefits of ditching exceptionalism.\u003cbr\u003e-The real reason behind your stormy emotions.\u003cbr\u003e-The difference between being neurotic or psychotic.\u003cbr\u003e-10 methods to use neuroplasticity to rewire your brain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving a clear mind you'll find better solutions to your problems.\u003cbr\u003e-You'll think more creatively.\u003cbr\u003e-You will see opportunities where you saw only obstacles before.\u003cbr\u003e-You won't feel like the target of everybody's criticism anymore.\u003cbr\u003e-You'll have better judgment and a less self-centered worldview.\u003cbr\u003e-You'll get better intuition and predict events more accurately. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMindset Makeover won't help you reinvent the wheel, but will show you how to improve your personal relationships, release you from fears, and show you a different approach to life. Start shifting your mindset NOW!\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525240328466,"sku":"9781981265480","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4aad22e-decc-4103-bf19-cde2e07f0320.jpg?v=1731210061"},{"product_id":"models-for-critical-thinking-a-fundamental-guide-to-effective-decision-making-deep-analysis-intelligent-reasoning-and-independent-thinking-9781951385132","title":"Models for Critical Thinking: A Fundamental Guide to Effective Decision Making, Deep Analysis, Intelligent Reasoning, and Independent Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003eStay alert and avoid being tricked. Apply logic and analysis to your everyday life. Detect hidden assumptions, spot inconsistencies, and recognize dishonesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our thinking. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And the quality of our thinking is often determined by the quality questions we ask from ourselves.Critical thinking is the art of asking relevant, necessary, and meaningful questions to discover the objective truth behind words, events, and opinions in general. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Today we have more access to information than ever before. Information influences our world view and decisions often without us noticing it. Following wrong idols can lead us to bad decisions which lead to unhappiness and a dissatisfying life. When what's \"right, beautiful, successful, and cool\" gets dictated around us we often forget to think for ourselves and make our own choices. Thus we make bad decisions based on the opinion of others - not even our own. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Who should make your life choices for you? You've put your own thoughts, wishes, and opinions off for too long. It's time for that to change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Models for Critical Thinking provides you with unique insights into the nature of thinking and reasoning - why are we often so wrong, why we are so inclined to avoid the responsibility of thinking for ourselves, and how can we develop solid, objective patterns of thought. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book is a guide for the notoriously \"trusting,\" \"overwhelmed,\" and \"gullible\". It is a deep psychological dive into what makes us stop thinking for ourselves, and how to systematically combat those compulsions. It's a book that stands apart from others because of the plethora of real-life examples, studies, and solutions. If you wish to add to your critical thinking toolkit, you'll find the step-by-step answer in here.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModels for Critical Thinking lays out: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - The function of critical thinking and its main obstacles.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eThe varied elements of critical reasoning. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Important abilities and traits of critical thinkers. \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eThe vocabulary of critical analysis, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - The models essential to critical thinking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The most secure way of making good decisions is to have well-practiced and predictable strategies that you can use when you are faced with a problem that requires deeper analysis. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThis book will provide you with helpful exercises and tips to help you can find better solutions to your problems. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Learn the essential critical thinking skills when reading, writing, and speaking; \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBe on your guard for hidden cognitive traps when shopping and interacting with advertisers. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Discover the tools and strategies can help you become a more disciplined thinker, developing your analytical, reasoning, and reflective thinking skills.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe ready to learn. Be ready to argue intellectually. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Learn to read between the lines and assess the validity of statements.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eIdentify and separate logical and illogical reasoning. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Learn how to construct a fair, well-reasoned argument with the help of formal and informal logic. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As a physicist and computer scientist, I was always looking for logical, well-founded answers to questions. Yet, I needed to stay open to question my knowledge fairly often, revise my beliefs held, and unlearn some.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vdz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525287874834,"sku":"9781951385132","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_110e52d6-ea79-4940-90d9-7f67c9be93c7.jpg?v=1731212663"},{"product_id":"group-genius-the-creative-power-of-collaboration-9780465096633","title":"Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration","description":"\"A fascinating account of human experience at its best.\" -- Mihà CsÃ-zentmihài, author of \u003ci\u003eFlow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Creativity has long been thought to be an individual gift, best pursued alone; schools, organizations, and whole industries are built on this idea. But what if the most common beliefs about how creativity works are wrong? \u003ci\u003eGroup Genius\u003c\/i\u003e tears down some of the most popular myths about creativity, revealing that creativity is \u003ci\u003ealways\u003c\/i\u003e collaborative -- even when you're alone. Sharing the results of his own acclaimed research on jazz groups, theater ensembles, and conversation analysis, Keith Sawyer shows us how to be more creative in collaborative group settings, how to change organizational dynamics for the better, and how to tap into our own reserves of creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Keith Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author of fourteen books, including the most widely used college textbook on creativity research, and over eighty scientific articles, Sawyer lives in North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527043748114,"sku":"9780465096633","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2daca7ee-833f-42a4-9012-d2680e6dcada.jpg?v=1731290332"},{"product_id":"a-more-beautiful-question-the-power-of-inquiry-to-spark-breakthrough-ideas-9781620401453","title":"A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo get the best answer--in business, in life--you have to ask the best possible question. Innovation expert Warren Berger shows that ability is both an art and a science.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt may be the most underappreciated tool at our disposal, one we learn to use well in infancy--and then abandon as we grow older. Critical to learning, innovation, success, even to happiness--yet often discouraged in our schools and workplaces--it can unlock new business opportunities and reinvent industries, spark creative insights at many levels, and provide a transformative new outlook on life. It is the ability to question--and to do so deeply, imaginatively, and \"beautifully.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fascinating exploration of the surprising power of questioning, innovation expert Warren Berger reveals that powerhouse businesses like Google, Nike, and Netflix, as well as hot Silicon Valley startups like Pandora and Airbnb, are fueled by the ability to ask fundamental, game-changing questions. But Berger also shares human stories of people using questioning to solve everyday problems--from \"How can I adapt my career in a time of constant change?\" to \"How can I step back from the daily rush and figure out what really makes me happy?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy showing how to approach questioning with an open, curious mind and a willingness to work through a series of \"Why,\" \"What if,\" and \"How\" queries, Berger offers an inspiring framework of how we can all arrive at better solutions, fresh possibilities, and greater success in business and life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarren Berger \u003c\/b\u003ehas studied hundreds of the world's leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers to learn how they ask questions, generate original ideas, and solve problems. His writing and research on questioning appears regularly in \u003ci\u003eFast Company \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eGlimmer\u003c\/i\u003e, a groundbreaking analysis of innovative thinking that was named one of \u003ci\u003eBusinessweek\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Innovation and Design Books of 2009. Berger has appeared on NBC's \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e, ABC's \u003ci\u003eWorld News\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, and NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York. His website is www.AMoreBeautifulQuestion.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528095076626,"sku":"9781620401453","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45e4636e-0841-4a4c-a20b-f72e5ca0f4c4.jpg?v=1731320271"},{"product_id":"mind-change-changing-the-world-one-mind-at-a-time-9781733422024","title":"Mind Change: Changing The World One Mind At A Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e What if you had the power to change ANYTHING in your life? Finances, Health, Happiness, even your DNA. \u003cem\u003eMind Change\u003c\/em\u003e will help give you the tools to tap into the tremendous potential of the Mind\/Body connection. In a world full of \"life hacks,\" you can finally learn how to \"hack\" into the biochemistry of your brain. The information within this book has helped countless people transform their lives by changing their minds.\u003c\/p\u003e After finding herself at death's door and then healing from numerous \"incurable\" diseases, \u003cstrong\u003eHeather McKean\u003c\/strong\u003e was on a mission to help empower others to have their own success story. After diving into the cutting edge information on neuroplasticity, epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology and more...\u003cem\u003eMind Change\u003c\/em\u003e takes key research and ideas and makes them practical and easy to digest. Using concepts from a multitude of Mind\/Body modalities, \u003cem\u003eMind Change\u003c\/em\u003e takes all of the best information and slims it down into a few fast and easy-to-follow steps. Whether you have \"tried everything\" and you are still stuck in pain, dis-ease, depression, bad relationships, addiction or you are simply not living your BEST life; \u003cem\u003eMind Change\u003c\/em\u003e will enable you to live a healthier and happier life. If you are tired of living in a powerless or victimized state and you are ready to challenge everything you thought you knew, then \u003cem\u003eMind Change\u003c\/em\u003e is for you!\u003cp\u003e Are you ready to change your mind? It's time to explore the newest and most unfamiliar territory known to man...the landscape of our mind. See you on the other side!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mind Change","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528608715026,"sku":"9781733422024","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_202a39b8-7673-47a9-9a8d-9f9894555ae0.jpg?v=1744214279"},{"product_id":"how-to-think-critically-question-analyze-reflect-debate-9798531280688","title":"How to Think Critically: Question, Analyze, Reflect, Debate.","description":"\u003cb\u003eScience-backed directives to \u003ci\u003ethink critically, make smarter choices, and become a seasoned fact-checker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou've been manipulated before by advertising tricks. You've overlooked important details and made mistakes in your thinking. You haven't been fast enough to detect opportunities and others snatched them from you. We've all been in these scenarios. But we don't have to stay there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTransform your thinking to solve complex problems, overcome obstacles, discover opportunities, and think more clearly and accurately. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Think Critically\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis not your average \"change your thoughts change your life\" book. It is a step-by-step manual that presents the core principles of critical thinking and gives practical guidance on how to re-program yourself for deeper insights and a more conscious living. \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere you will find research-proven, actionable tools that will help you \u003c\/b\u003eto apply critical thinking practices immediately until they become a habit.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprove your understanding and gain mental clarity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlbert Rutherford is an internationally bestselling author whose writing derives from various sources, such as research, coaching, academic and real-life experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsk better questions to find more accurate answers and draw more profound insights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-The essential steps in developing critical thinking skills.\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat deep thinking and analysis really look like.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-How to debunk cognitive shortcuts, manipulations, and biases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvidence-based practices for optimal decision-making.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-How to avoid marketing manipulations and make optimal decisions.\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to ask questions that are free of subconscious suggestions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Tips for creative thinking - reasoning by analogy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart developing better critical thinking skills today by reading How to Think Critically!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the sixth book in the \"The Critical Thinker\" series as listed below: \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElements of Critical Thinking: A Fundamental Guide to Effective Decision Making, Deep Analysis, Intelligent Reasoning, and Independent Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons From Critical Thinkers: Methods for Clear Thinking and Analysis in Everyday Situations from the Greatest Thinkers in History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeuroscience and Critical Thinking: Understand the Hidden Pathways of Your Thought Patterns- Improve Your Memory, Make Rational Decisions, Tune Down Emotional Reactions, and Set Realistic Expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10-Minute Social Psychology: The Critical Thinker's Guide to Social Behavior, Motivation, and Influence To Make Rational and Effective Decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Art of Thinking Critically: Ask Great Questions, Spot Illogical Reasoning, and Make Sharp Arguments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533901074706,"sku":"9798531280688","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1f7fe05-b8b1-4a5c-bbd4-e95316a74ec2.jpg?v=1731414826"},{"product_id":"the-highly-intelligent-body-how-listening-to-your-body-helps-you-heal-and-connect-to-your-true-life-path-9798987749425","title":"The Highly Intelligent Body: How Listening to Your Body Helps You Heal and Connect to Your True Life Path","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever felt a strong sense of knowing in your body when you entered an environment or met a new person? A body sense that you knew to be true?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow were you able to feel this? And where did this information come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Highly Intelligent Body\u003c\/em\u003e, Ben Dorfman, acupuncturist and life coach, takes the reader through an in-depth look at the amazing intelligence and energetic sensitivities of the human body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book you will learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How the body uses thoughts, feelings, and body sensations to communicate information to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How highly attuned your body is to the emotional and energetic information that is all around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How your body is attuned to your true-life path, helping you become the healthiest version of yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to listen to your body as a guide for physical and emotional healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Dorfman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50535392215314,"sku":"9798987749425","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_baa40500-bc47-4c22-8951-6844bcb1c00a.jpg?v=1731434078"},{"product_id":"the-runaway-species-how-human-creativity-remakes-the-world-9781948226035","title":"The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis enlightening examination of creativity looks \"at art and science together to examine how innovations . . . build on what already exists and rely on three brain operations: bending, breaking and blending\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Runaway Species\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to innovate. David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt seek to answer the question: what lies at the heart of humanity's ability--and drive--to create? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEagleman and Brandt examine hundreds of examples of human creativity through dramatic storytelling and stunning images in this beautiful, full-color volume. By drawing out what creative acts have in common and viewing them through the lens of cutting-edge neuroscience, they uncover the essential elements of this critical human ability, and encourage a more creative future for all of us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Runaway Species\u003c\/i\u003e approach[es] creativity scientifically but sensitively, feeling its roots without pulling them out.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Eagleman\u003c\/b\u003e is a neuroscientist and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIncognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSum\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the writer and host of the Emmy-nominated PBS television series \u003ci\u003eThe Brain\u003c\/i\u003e. Eagleman is an adjunct professor at Stanford University, a Guggenheim fellow, and the director of the Center for Science and Law. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Discover Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, Wired\u003c\/i\u003e and many others, and he appears regularly on National Public Radio and BBC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e is a composer and professor at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. He is also Artistic Director of the contemporary music ensemble Musiqa, winner of two Adventurous Programming Awards from Chamber Music America and ASCAP. Brandt has received a Koussevitzky Commission from the Library of Congress and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet-the-Composer and the Houston Arts Alliance. He has co-authored papers on music cognition published in the journals \u003ci\u003eFrontiers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrain Connectivity\u003c\/i\u003e. Brandt has written two chamber operas and works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, dance, theater, film, television, and sound and art installations. He currently lives in Houston with his wife and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545308631314,"sku":"9781948226035","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bcc6f5c3-6a93-46a0-be98-75b3356e2320.jpg?v=1731545141"},{"product_id":"blink-the-power-of-thinking-without-thinking-9780316011785","title":"Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making -- from #1 bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his breakthrough bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point\u003c\/i\u003e, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work--in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of \"blink\" the election of Warren Harding; \"New Coke\"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of \"thin-slicing\"--filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003esince 1996. He is the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, Outliers, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw. \u003c\/i\u003ePrior to joining \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003ehe was a reporter at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eGladwell was born in England and grew up in rural Ontario. He now lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556112961810,"sku":"9780316011785","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba30be95-23c5-483c-b0d9-fc6eb7c83061.jpg?v=1748517896"},{"product_id":"simple-conquering-the-crisis-of-complexity-9781455509669","title":"Simple: Conquering the Crisis of Complexity","description":"For decades, Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn have championed simplicity as a competitive advantage and a consumer right. Consulting with businesses and organizations around the world to streamline products, services, processes and communications, they have achieved dramatic results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003eSimple\u003c\/b\u003e, the culmination of their work together, Siegel and Etzkorn show us how having empathy, striving for clarity, and distilling your message can reduce the distance between company and customer, hospital and patient, government and citizen-and increase your bottom line. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Examining the best and worst practices of an array of organizations big and small-including the IRS, Google, Philips, Trader Joe's, Chubb Insurance, and ING Direct, and many more-Siegel and Etzkorn recast simplicity as a mindset, a design aesthetic, and a writing technique. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these illuminating pages you will discover, among other things: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Flip camera became roadkill in the wake of the iPhone \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat SIMPLE idea allowed the Cleveland Clinic to improve care and increase revenue \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow OXO designed a measuring cup that sold a million units in its first 18 months on the market \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere Target got the idea for their \"ClearRX\" prescription system \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow New York City simplified its unwieldy bureaucracy with three simple numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e By exposing the overly complex things we encounter every day, SIMPLE reveals the reasons we allow confusion to persist, inspires us to seek clarity, and explores how social media is empowering consumers to demand simplicity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The next big idea in business is \u003cb\u003eSimple\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e is the CEO of Siegelvision, a brand identity consultancy, and is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of global brand strategy firm Siegel+Gale. He is considered one of the country's leading authorities on business communications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrene Etzkorn\u003c\/b\u003e is a worldwide authority simplification. She has built Siegel+Gale's Simplification portfolio, and her clients include the nation's top banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies, utilities and health care providers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Twelve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556744925458,"sku":"9781455509669","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0c7c7c7-baa0-4b6f-9f3a-29815b4827fc.jpg?v=1731763107"},{"product_id":"thinking-fast-and-slow-9780374533557","title":"Thinking, Fast and Slow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Major \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*More than 2.6 million copies sold\u003cbr\u003e*One of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review's\u003c\/i\u003e ten best books of the year\u003cbr\u003e*Selected by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best nonfiction books of the year\u003cbr\u003e*Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient\u003cbr\u003e*Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his mega bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSystem 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation--each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives--and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow \u003c\/i\u003eis a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kahneman\u003c\/b\u003e was the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and a former professor of public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on decision-making. He is the author of the international bestseller\u003ci\u003e Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568802435346,"sku":"9780374533557","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c09585f-b5aa-4cfa-b1af-7aea534a7c86.jpg?v=1731950023"},{"product_id":"blink-the-power-of-thinking-without-thinking-9780316010665","title":"Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the landmark book about the power of first impressions that has revolutionized the way we understand intuition and decision making, from #1 bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In his breakthrough bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point\u003c\/i\u003e, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e, he transforms the way we understand the world within. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work--in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? In \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of \"blink\" the election of Warren Harding; \"New Coke\"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. \u003ci\u003eBlink\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of \"thin-slicing\"--filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm Gladwell is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe Tipping Point, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlink, Outliers, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Saw, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid and Goliath.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts \u003ci\u003eRevisionist History\u003c\/i\u003e, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood, and \u003ci\u003eBroken Record, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam interview musicians across a wide range of genres. Gladwell has been included in the \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Most Influential People list and touted as one of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTop Global Thinke\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50571104321810,"sku":"9780316010665","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f9b4fc0-8365-4b4f-80c8-95f2d41f4e15.jpg?v=1731963144"},{"product_id":"15-minute-focus-regulation-and-co-regulation-accessible-neuroscience-and-connection-strategies-that-bring-calm-into-the-classroom-brief-counseling-9781953945792","title":"15-Minute Focus: Regulation and Co-Regulation: Accessible Neuroscience and Connection Strategies That Bring Calm Into the Classroom: Brief Counseling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat are the keys to bringing emotional stability to your classroom through balanced regulation and co-regulation?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e We've all seen or experienced them: chaotic moments when emotional equilibrium gives way to outbursts of anger, arguments, tears, and turmoil. The results of such dysregulation are rarely positive, and entire class periods or even whole days can be lost in the fallout. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Packed with clear definitions, facts and statistics, heartfelt stories, and applicable discussion points, \u003ci\u003eRegulation and Co-Regulation\u003c\/i\u003e is rooted in the principle that relationships come first - it only takes one safe, committed adult to help a child heal and build resilience through co-regulation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this book, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the vital link between student stress and academic performance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e how to recognize the often-subtle signs of dysregulation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the danger of mistaking calm and quiet for healthy regulation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e an emphasis on diversity and inclusion of neurodivergent students \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e sound ways to adapt regulation principles to each child's unique makeup \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the importance of engaging parents, families, and communities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ...and more! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tackling this critical aspect of learning head-on, \u003ci\u003eRegulation and Co-Regulation\u003c\/i\u003e holds out unapologetic hope for healing. As you absorb and apply the wisdom within these pages, get ready: a domino effect will begin when you embrace a new lens of thinking and responding. Everyone in your life - including you - will benefit from the tools you employ to make co-regulation a consistent reality for your students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGinger Healy MSW, LCSW is a clinical social worker with almost 30 years of experience in the field of social work. Ginger has worked as a child abuse investigator, hospital social worker, and school therapist. She spent 15 years as the social service supervisor at an international adoption agency and was able to travel to provide support for orphanages all over the world. This job taught her so much about attachment and trauma needs in children. She currently works as the program director for the Attachment and Trauma Network where she co-anchors the podcast \"Regulated \u0026amp; Relational\" and speaks across the nation on trauma-informed schools, therapeutic parenting, and community engagement. She is married with four children who have been her greatest teachers about developmental trauma and special needs. She loves to travel and read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Center for Youth Issues","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576300114194,"sku":"9781953945792","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab812ab8-f921-4599-9976-e2b9cdccc683.jpg?v=1731991972"},{"product_id":"reframe-your-brain-the-user-interface-for-happiness-and-success-9798988534914","title":"Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eReframe Your Brain\u003c\/em\u003e, Scott Adams, the contrarian genius behind \u003cem\u003eDilbert \u003c\/em\u003eand author of the most influential personal success book of all time-\u003cem\u003eHow to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big\u003c\/em\u003e-gives you the complete operating system for lasting happiness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you familiar with this old saying?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"All publicity is good publicity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's a classic reframe. The quote shifts your thinking from the shame of whatever you did wrong to your probable benefit. You can't change the past, but you can change how you feel about it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained hypnotist and persuasion expert Scott Adams has packed more than 160 new, counterintuitive, and effective reframes into Reframe Your Brain. For example: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsual Frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e Manage your time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReframe: \u003c\/strong\u003e Manage your energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsual Frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e Success depends on who you know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReframe: \u003c\/strong\u003e Success depends on how many people you know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsual Frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e Your critics are evil monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReframe: \u003c\/strong\u003e Your critics are your mascots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsual Frame: \u003c\/strong\u003e The universe is acting against you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReframe: \u003c\/strong\u003e The universe owes you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese instant perspective-shifters will help you feel better on demand and succeed at any endeavor without the usual pain or pitfalls. The reframe collection covers personal fulfillment, business and career success, mental health, social activities, and physical well-being. If only 10 percent of the reframes work for you, your life will never be the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare to embark on a journey of transformation as Scott Adams shares his most invaluable insights and practical techniques to date, empowering you to reprogram your own reality using words alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scott Adams, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577726079250,"sku":"9798988534914","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f43cc43-a660-43e3-ae59-7d11c07837c7.jpg?v=1731997682"},{"product_id":"how-big-things-get-done-the-surprising-factors-that-determine-the-fate-of-every-project-from-home-renovations-to-space-exploration-and-everyt-9780593239513","title":"How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everyt","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Why do big projects go wrong so often, and are there any lessons you can use when renovating your kitchen? Bent Flyvbjerg is the 'megaproject' expert and Dan Gardner brings the storytelling skills to \u003ci\u003eHow Big Things Get Done\u003c\/i\u003e, with examples ranging from a Jimi Hendrix studio to the Sydney Opera House.\"--\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Entertaining . . . There are lessons here for managers of all stripes.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eEconomist, Financial Times, CEO Magazine, Morningstar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Porchlight Business Book Award, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award, and\u003cb\u003e the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInc.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Non-Obvious Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from a sketch to the jewel of New York's skyline in twenty-one months, or how Apple's iPod went from a project with a single employee to a product launch in eleven months. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are wonderful stories. But most of the time big visions turn into nightmares. Remember Boston's \"Big Dig\"? Almost every sizeable city in the world has such a fiasco in its backyard. In fact, no less than 92% of megaprojects come in over budget or over schedule, or both. The cost of California's high-speed rail project soared from $33 billion to $100 billon--and won't even go where promised. More modest endeavors, whether launching a small business, organizing a conference, or just finishing a work project on time, also commonly stall out. But why do some projects fail? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderstanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life's work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg, dubbed \"the world's leading megaproject expert.\" In \u003ci\u003eHow Big Things Get Done\u003c\/i\u003e, he identifies the errors in judgment and decision-making that lead projects, both big and small, to fail, and the research-based principles that will make you succeed with yours. For example: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Understand your odds.\u003c\/b\u003e If you don't know them, you won't win.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Plan slow, act fast.\u003c\/b\u003e Getting to the action quick feels right. But it's wrong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Think right to left\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Find your Lego.\u003c\/b\u003e Big is best built from small.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Be a team maker.\u003c\/b\u003e You won't succeed without an \"us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Master the unknown unknowns.\u003c\/b\u003e Most think they can't, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Know that your biggest risk is you.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House, to the making of Pixar blockbusters, to a home renovation in Brooklyn gone awry, \u003ci\u003eHow Big Things Get Done\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how to get any ambitious project done--on time and on budget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBent Flyvbjerg\u003c\/b\u003e is the first BT Professor at Oxford University and the VKR Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, an economist, and \"the world's leading megaproject expert,\" according to global accounting network KPMG. He has consulted on over one hundred projects costing $1 billion or more and has been knighted by the Queen of Denmark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRisk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFuture Babble\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eSuperforecasting\u003c\/i\u003e (with Philip E. Tetlock).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Currency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578871189778,"sku":"9780593239513","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f7863c4-2377-44c1-979a-52b2ef9f63f6.jpg?v=1732000827"},{"product_id":"clear-thinking-turning-ordinary-moments-into-extraordinary-results-9780593086117","title":"Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to think clearly. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to think in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou might believe you're thinking clearly in the moments that matter most. But in all likelihood, when the pressure is on, you won't be thinking at all. And your subsequent actions will inevitably move you further from the results you ultimately seek--love, belonging, success, wealth, victory. According to Farnam Street founder Shane Parrish, we must get better at recognizing these opportunities for what they are, and deploying our cognitive ability in order to achieve the life we want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClear Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the tools to recognize the moments that have the potential to transform your trajectory, and reshape how you navigate the critical space between stimulus and response. As Parrish shows, we may imagine we are the protagonists in the story of our lives. But the sad truth is, most of us run on autopilot. Our behavioral defaults, groomed by biology, evolution, and culture, are primed to run the show for us if we don't intervene. At our worst, we react to events without reasoning, not even realizing that we've missed an opportunity to think at all. At our best, we recognize these moments for what they are, and apply the full capacity of our reasoning and rationality to them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough stories, mental models, and more, Parrish offers the missing link between behavioral science and real-life outcomes. The result is a must-have manual for optimizing decision-making, gaining competitive advantage, and living a more intentional life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane Parrish\u003c\/b\u003e is an entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind the popular website Farnam Street, where he focuses on turning timeless insights into action. His insights are used by Fortune 500 companies and sports teams in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL to drive better results. His work has appeared in nearly every major publication, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e. His weekly newsletter, \u003ci\u003eBrain Food\u003c\/i\u003e, has captivated the minds of over half a million subscribers worldwide. His podcast, \u003ci\u003eThe Knowledge Project\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of the most popular in the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579869303058,"sku":"9780593086117","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8431cf3-9494-43ae-9963-cde2ccac3fef.jpg?v=1732005855"},{"product_id":"thinking-in-bets-making-smarter-decisions-when-you-dont-have-all-the-facts-9780735216372","title":"Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, now in paperback. Poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnnie Duke, a former World Series of Poker champion turned consultant, draws on examples from business, sports, politics, and (of course) poker to share tools anyone can use to embrace uncertainty and make better decisions. For most people, it's difficult to say \"I'm not sure\" in a world that values and, even, rewards the appearance of certainty. But professional poker players are comfortable with the fact that great decisions don't always lead to great outcomes, and bad decisions don't always lead to bad outcomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy shifting your thinking from a need for certainty to a goal of accurately assessing what you know and what you don't, you'll be less vulnerable to reactive emotions, knee-jerk biases, and destructive habits in your decision making. You'll become more confident, calm, compassionate, and successful in the long run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnie Duke is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, the winner of the 2004 Tournament of Champions and the only woman to win the NBC National Poker Heads Up Championship. Now, as a professional speaker and decision strategist, she merges her poker expertise with her cognitive psychology graduate work at UPenn. She is a founder of How I Decide, a non-profit that creates curricula and tools to improve decision making and critical thinking skills for under-served middle schoolers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580497924370,"sku":"9780735216372","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e53166c-53d0-4195-bbdb-35537ae4295b.jpg?v=1732010111"},{"product_id":"factfulness-ten-reasons-were-wrong-about-the-world-and-why-things-are-better-than-you-think-9781250123824","title":"Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World--And Why Things Are Better Than You Think","description":"\u003cp\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most important books I've ever read--an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.\" - Bill Gates \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hans Rosling tells the story of 'the secret silent miracle of human progress' as only he can. But \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eMelinda Gates \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.\" - Former U.S. President Barack Obama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFactfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen asked simple questions about global trends--\u003ci\u003ewhat percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school\u003c\/i\u003e--we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers \u003cb\u003ea radical new explanation of why this happens\u003c\/b\u003e. They reveal \u003cb\u003ethe ten instincts that distort our perspective\u003c\/b\u003e--from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur problem is that we don't know what we don't know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think.\u003c\/b\u003e That doesn't mean there aren't real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFactfulness \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn't enough. But I hope this book will be.\" Hans Rosling, February 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Rosling\u003c\/b\u003e was a medical doctor, professor of international health and renowned public educator. He was an adviser to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, and co-founded Médecins sans Frontières in Sweden and the Gapminder Foundation. His TED talks have been viewed more than 35 million times, and he was listed as one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Hans died in 2017, having devoted the last years of his life to writing \u003ci\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOla Rosling \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Anna Rosling R\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eö\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ennlund, \u003c\/b\u003eHans's son and daughter-in-law, were co-founders of the Gapminder Foundation, and Ola its director from 2005 to 2007 and from 2010 to the present day. After Google acquired the bubble-chart tool called Trendalyzer, invented and designed by Anna and Ola, Ola became head of Google's Public Data Team and Anna the team's senior user experience (UX) designer. They have both received international awards for their work.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582945497362,"sku":"9781250123824","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07292cd8-0660-431d-b51e-40a27dded6b8.jpg?v=1732025064"},{"product_id":"noise-a-flaw-in-human-judgment-9780316451390","title":"Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the Nobel Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow \u003c\/i\u003eand the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eNudge, \u003c\/i\u003ea revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones--\"a tour de force\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Imagine that two doctors in the same city give different diagnoses to identical patients--or that two judges in the same courthouse give markedly different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Suppose that different interviewers at the same firm make different decisions about indistinguishable job applicants--or that when a company is handling customer complaints, the resolution depends on who happens to answer the phone. Now imagine that the same doctor, the same judge, the same interviewer, or the same customer service agent makes different decisions depending on whether it is morning or afternoon, or Monday rather than Wednesday. These are examples of noise: variability in judgments that should be identical. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNoise\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show the detrimental effects of noise in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, bail, child protection, strategy, performance reviews, and personnel selection. Wherever there is judgment, there is noise. Yet, most of the time, individuals and organizations alike are unaware of it. They neglect noise. With a few simple remedies, people can reduce both noise and bias, and so make far better decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Packed with original ideas, and offering the same kinds of research-based insights that made \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNudge\u003c\/i\u003e groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, \u003ci\u003eNoise\u003c\/i\u003e explains how and why humans are so susceptible to noise in judgment--and what we can do about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kahneman\u003c\/b\u003e is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology, Princeton University, Professor of Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Kahneman is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and the Econometric Society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e​He has been the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association, the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and Hilgard Award for Career Contributions to General Psychology, and the Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association. He lives in New York City. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivier Sibony\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor, writer and advisor specializing in the quality of strategic thinking and the design of decision processes. Sibony teaches Strategy, Decision Making and Problem Solving at HEC Paris. He is also an Associate Fellow of Saïd Business School in Oxford University. Sibony's research centers on improving the quality of decision making by reducing the impact of behavioral biases. He is the author of numerous articles in academic and popular publications, including \u003ci\u003eBefore You Make That Big Decision\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCass R. Sunstein\u003c\/b\u003e is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. From 2013 to 2014, he served on President Obama's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. From 2016 to 2017, he served on the Defense Innovation Board of the US Department of Defense. Sunstein is author of many articles and books, including two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: \u003ci\u003eThe World According to Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNudge\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard H. Thaler). His other books include \u003ci\u003eRepublic.com, Risk and Reason\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy Societies Need Dissent, The Second Bill of Rights, Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas, The Ethics of Influence\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Can It Happen Here? Authoritarianism in America\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@casssunstein\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Spark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583146660114,"sku":"9780316451390","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c52fdfa0-adb5-4d1b-b5e7-09dd323077d7.jpg?v=1773149950"},{"product_id":"thinking-101-how-to-reason-better-to-live-better-9781250805973","title":"Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An INVALUABLE RESOURCE to anyone who wants to think better.\" --Gretchen Rubin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning YALE PROFESSOR Woo-kyoung Ahn delivers \"A MUST-READ\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea smart and compellingly readable guide to cutting-edge research into how people think.\" (Paul Bloom) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A FUN exploration.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDax Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePsychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn devised a course at Yale called \"Thinking\" to help students examine the biases that cause so many problems in their daily lives. It quickly became one of the university's most popular courses. Now, for the first time, Ahn presents key insights from her years of teaching and research in a book for everyone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe shows how \"thinking problems\" stand behind a wide range of challenges, from common, self-inflicted daily aggravations to our most pressing societal issues and inequities. Throughout, Ahn draws on decades of research from other cognitive psychologists, as well as from her own groundbreaking studies. And she presents it all in a compellingly readable style that uses fun examples from pop culture, anecdotes from her own life, and illuminating stories from history and the headlines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking 101\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that goes far beyond other books on thinking, showing how we can improve not just our own daily lives through better awareness of our biases but also the lives of everyone around us. It is, quite simply, required reading for everyone who wants to think--and live--better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAhn, Woo-Kyoung:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - WOO-KYOUNG AHN is the John Hay Whitney Professor of Psychology at Yale University. After receiving her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, she was assistant professor at Yale University and associate professor at Vanderbilt University. In 2022, she received Yale's Lex Hixon Prize for teaching excellence in the social sciences. Her research on thinking biases has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, and she is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. \u003ci\u003eThinking 101\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583519068434,"sku":"9781250805973","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5c0844f4-81d6-439c-8e0c-db857ec6a831.jpg?v=1771334290"},{"product_id":"uncertain-the-wisdom-and-wonder-of-being-unsure-9781633889187","title":"Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure","description":"\u003cp\u003eA revolutionary guide to flourishing in times of flux and angst by harnessing the overlooked power of our uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of terrifying unpredictability, we race to address complex crises with quick, sure algorithms, bullet points, and tweets. How could we find the clarity and vision so urgently needed today by being unsure? Uncertain is about the triumph of doing just that. A scientific adventure tale set on the front lines of a volatile era, this epiphany of a book by award-winning author Maggie Jackson shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and the unknown, and how to harness not-knowing in the service of wisdom, invention, mutual understanding, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong neglected as a topic of study and widely treated as a shameful flaw, uncertainty is revealed to be a crucial gadfly of the mind, jolting us from the routine and the assumed into a space for exploring unseen meaning. Far from luring us into inertia, uncertainty is the mindset most needed in times of flux and a remarkable antidote to the narrow-mindedness of our day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn laboratories, political campaigns, and on the frontiers of artificial intelligence, Jackson meets the pioneers decoding the surprising gifts of being unsure. Each chapter examines a mode of uncertainty-in-action, from creative reverie to the dissent that spurs team success. Step by step, the art and science of uncertainty reveal being unsure as a skill set for incisive thinking and day-to-day flourishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist known for her pioneering writings on social trends, particularly technology's impact on humanity. Winner of the 2020 Dorothy Lee Book Award for excellence in technology criticism, Distracted was compared by FastCompany.com to Silent Spring for its prescient critique of technology's excesses, named a Best Summer Book by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and was a prime inspiration for Google's 2018 global initiative to promote digital well-being. Maggie Jackson's expertise has been featured in The New York Times, Business Week, Vanity Fair, Wired.com, O Magazine, and The Times of London; on MSNBC, NPR's All Things Considered, Oprah Radio, The Takeaway, and on the Diane Rehm Show and the Brian Lehrer Show; and in multiple TV segments and film documentaries worldwide. Her speaking career includes appearances at Google, Harvard Business School, and the Chautauqua Institute. Jackson lives with her family in New York and Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583632609554,"sku":"9781633889187","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7c2d85a-27a3-43ae-983c-6ff5fabc63ab.jpg?v=1732030272"},{"product_id":"thinking-fast-and-slow-9780374275631","title":"Thinking, Fast and Slow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Major \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*More than 2.6 million copies sold\u003cbr\u003e*One of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review's\u003c\/i\u003e ten best books of the year\u003cbr\u003e*Selected by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best nonfiction books of the year\u003cbr\u003e*Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient\u003cbr\u003e*Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his mega bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSystem 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation--each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives--and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow \u003c\/i\u003eis a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kahneman\u003c\/b\u003e was the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University and a former professor of public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on decision-making. He is the author of the international bestseller\u003ci\u003e Thinking, Fast and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583819714834,"sku":"9780374275631","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae61b802-43fd-4260-bb79-8986cc8b96a0.jpg?v=1732031712"},{"product_id":"third-millennium-thinking-creating-sense-in-a-world-of-nonsense-9780316438100","title":"Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on a wildly popular UC Berkeley course, how to use scientists' tricks of the trade to make the best decisions and solve the hardest problems in age of uncertainty and overwhelming information. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In our deluge of information, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish the revelatory from the contradictory. How do we make health decisions in the face of conflicting medical advice? Does the research cited in that article even show what the authors claim? How can we navigate the next Thanksgiving discussion with our in-laws, who follow completely different experts on the topic of climate change? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThird Millennium Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, a physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher introduce readers to the tools and frameworks that scientists have developed to keep from fooling themselves, to understand the world, and to make decisions. We can all borrow these trust-building techniques to tackle problems both big and small. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers will learn: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to achieve a ground-level understanding of the facts of the modern world \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to chart a course through a profusion of possibilities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to work together to take on the challenges we face today \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And much more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using provocative thought exercises, jargon-free language, and vivid illustrations drawn from history, daily life, and scientists' insider stories, \u003ci\u003eThird Millennium Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e offers a novel approach for readers to make sense of the nonsense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Saul Perlmutter is a 2011 Nobel Laureate, sharing the prize in physics for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe. He is a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Campbell is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has held Guggenheim and NEH Fellowships and served as President of the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robert MacCoun is a social psychologist, a professor of law at Stanford University, and a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute. He received the 2019 James McKeen Cattell Award for lifetime achievement from the Association for Psychological Science. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Spark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591559287058,"sku":"9780316438100","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4afbfe1d-f955-4648-bca7-9e4f5b6a6b5d.jpg?v=1732093343"},{"product_id":"high-conflict-why-we-get-trapped-and-how-we-get-out-9781982128579","title":"High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen we are baffled by the insanity of the \"other side\"--in our politics, at work, or at home--it's because we aren't seeing how the conflict itself has taken over.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's what \"high conflict\" does. It's the invisible hand of our time. And it's different from the useful friction of healthy conflict. That's \u003ci\u003egood \u003c\/i\u003econflict, and it's a necessary force that pushes us to be better people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHigh conflict is what happens when discord distills into a good-versus-evil kind of feud, the kind with an \u003ci\u003eus \u003c\/i\u003eand a \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e. In this state, the brain behaves differently. We feel increasingly certain of our own superiority, and everything we do to try to end the conflict, usually makes it worse. Eventually, we can start to mimic the behavior of our adversaries, harming what we hold most dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"compulsively readable\" (Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author) book, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get captured by high conflict--and how they break free. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur journey begins in California, where a world-renowned conflict expert struggles to extract himself from a political feud. Then we meet a Chicago gang leader who dedicates his life to a vendetta--only to realize, years later, that the story he'd told himself about the conflict was not quite true. Next, we travel to Colombia, to find out whether thousands of people can be nudged out of high conflict at scale. Finally, we return to America to see what happens when a group of liberal Manhattan Jews and conservative Michigan corrections officers choose to stay in each other's homes in order to understand one another better, even as they continue to disagree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll these people, in dramatically different situations, were drawn into high conflict by similar forces, including conflict entrepreneurs, humiliation, and false binaries. But ultimately, all of them found ways to transform high conflict into good conflict, the kind that made them better people. They rehumanized and recatego-rized their opponents, and they revived curiosity and wonder, even as they \u003ci\u003econtinued \u003c\/i\u003eto fight for what they knew was right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople \u003ci\u003edo \u003c\/i\u003eescape high conflict. Individuals--even entire communities--can short-circuit the feedback loops of outrage and blame, if they want to. This is an \"insightful and enthralling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review) \u003c\/i\u003ebook--and a mind-opening new way to think about conflict that will transform how we move through the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmanda Ripley is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Smartest Kids in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Unthinkable\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Politico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592970998034,"sku":"9781982128579","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19cfc337-988f-423e-84cc-6445feac51de.jpg?v=1732109423"},{"product_id":"the-art-of-thinking-clearly-9780062219695","title":"The Art of Thinking Clearly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A serious examination of the faulty reasoning that leads to repeated mistakes by individuals, businesses, and nations...In this fascinating book, Dobelli does not offer a recipe for happiness but a well-considered treatise on avoiding 'self-induced unhappiness.'\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Thinking Clearly\u003c\/em\u003e by world-class thinker and entrepreneur Rolf Dobelli is an eye-opening look at human psychology and reasoning -- essential reading for anyone who wants to avoid \"cognitive errors\" and make better choices in all aspects of their lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever: Invested time in something that, with hindsight, just wasn't worth it? Or continued doing something you knew was bad for you? These are examples of cognitive biases, simple errors we all make in our day-to-day thinking. But by knowing what they are and how to spot them, we can avoid them and make better decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple, clear, and always surprising, this indispensable book will change the way you think and transform your decision-making--work, at home, every day. It reveals, in 99 short chapters, the most common errors of judgment, and how to avoid them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDobelli, Rolf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRolf Dobelli is a bestselling writer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Zurich.Minds, a community of some of the world's most famed and distinguished thinkers, scientists, artists, and entrepreneurs, and a cofounder of getAbstract, the world's largest publisher of compressed knowledge. He lives in Lucerne, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593527988498,"sku":"9780062219695","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44b4d95f-ae86-4337-a140-f784151d2899.jpg?v=1732117393"}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/collections\/decision-making-psychology-books.oembed","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}