{"product_id":"your-brain-the-missing-manual-9780596517786","title":"Your Brain: The Missing Manual","description":"Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people -- Baby Boomers and information workers in particular -- are becoming concerned about their gray matter's ability to function, and with good reason. As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eYour Brain: The Missing Manual\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain -- not just \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e the brain works, but how you can use it \u003cem\u003emore effectively\u003c\/em\u003e. What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience. You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrain Food\u003c\/b\u003e: The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSleep\u003c\/b\u003e: The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMemory\u003c\/b\u003e: Techniques for improving your recall\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReason\u003c\/b\u003e: Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCreativity and Problem-Solving\u003c\/b\u003e: Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but \u003cem\u003eabout\u003c\/em\u003e the box -- in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding Other People's Brains\u003c\/b\u003e: The battle of the sexes and babies developing brains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn about the built-in circuitry that makes office politics seem like a life-or-death struggle, causes you to toss important facts out of your memory if they're not emotionally charged, and encourages you to eat huge amounts of high-calorie snacks. With \u003cem\u003eYour Brain: The Missing Manual\u003c\/em\u003e you'll discover that, sometimes, you can learn to compensate for your brain or work around its limitations -- or at least to accept its eccentricities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exploring your brain is the greatest adventure and biggest mystery you'll ever face. This guide has exactly the advice you need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew MacDonald is a science and technology writer with well over a dozen books to his name. Web novices can tiptoe out onto the Internet with him in Creating a Website: The Missing Manual. HTML fans can learn about the cutting edge of web design in HTML5: The Missing Manual. And human beings of all description can discover just how strange they really are in the quirky handbooks Your Brain: The Missing Manual and Your Body: The Missing Manual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491833680146,"sku":"9780596517786","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66b28168-86f8-4da7-b4d6-49e461db331d.jpg?v=1730558378","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/your-brain-the-missing-manual-9780596517786","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}