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Author: Joseph T. Hallinan Publisher: Crown ISBN: 038534869X Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Why We Make Mistakes, an illuminating exploration of human beings’ astonishing ability to deceive themselves. To one degree or another, we all misjudge reality. Our perception—of ourselves and the world around us—is much more malleable than we realize. This self-deception influences every major aspect of our personal and social life, including relationships, sex, politics, careers, and health. In Kidding Ourselves, Joseph Hallinan offers a nuts-and-bolts look at how this penchant shapes our everyday lives, from the medicines we take to the decisions we make. It shows, for instance, just how much the power of many modern medicines, particularly anti-depressants and painkillers, is largely in our heads. Placebos in modern-day life extend beyond hospitals, to fake thermostats and “elevator close” buttons that don’t really work…but give the perception that they do. Kidding Ourselves brings together a variety of subjects, linking seemingly unrelated ideas in fascinating and unexpected ways. And ultimately, it shows that deceiving ourselves is not always negative or foolish. As increasing numbers of researchers are discovering, it can be incredibly useful, providing us with the resilience we need to persevere, in the boardroom, bedroom, and beyond. Provocative, accessible, and easily applicable to multiple facets of everyday life, Kidding Ourselves is an extraordinary new exploration of our mind’s flexibility.
Author: Joseph T. Hallinan Publisher: Crown ISBN: 038534869X Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Why We Make Mistakes, an illuminating exploration of human beings’ astonishing ability to deceive themselves. To one degree or another, we all misjudge reality. Our perception—of ourselves and the world around us—is much more malleable than we realize. This self-deception influences every major aspect of our personal and social life, including relationships, sex, politics, careers, and health. In Kidding Ourselves, Joseph Hallinan offers a nuts-and-bolts look at how this penchant shapes our everyday lives, from the medicines we take to the decisions we make. It shows, for instance, just how much the power of many modern medicines, particularly anti-depressants and painkillers, is largely in our heads. Placebos in modern-day life extend beyond hospitals, to fake thermostats and “elevator close” buttons that don’t really work…but give the perception that they do. Kidding Ourselves brings together a variety of subjects, linking seemingly unrelated ideas in fascinating and unexpected ways. And ultimately, it shows that deceiving ourselves is not always negative or foolish. As increasing numbers of researchers are discovering, it can be incredibly useful, providing us with the resilience we need to persevere, in the boardroom, bedroom, and beyond. Provocative, accessible, and easily applicable to multiple facets of everyday life, Kidding Ourselves is an extraordinary new exploration of our mind’s flexibility.
Author: Rhona Mahony Publisher: ISBN: Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
Why do so many smart, ambitious, even ardently feminist women end up assuming nearly all the responsibility for home and children? This empowering book traces the series of decisions that men and women make, often unwittingly, before and after marriage--and especially after the birth of a child--that lead to an unfair division of labor at home.
Author: Peter Brownlowe Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595375456 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
Not since Jimmy the Greek's statement on race has there been a book this edgy! This book says what everyone would like to say but are scared to say. Straight out of the projects of Bronx New York, this author has traveled down many roads and has experienced many of the things that most will not have had the opportunity to do. He has taken some of those thoughts and experiences and put it all in this book in order to expose some of the problems and feelings that he believes is plaguing our country. An ex-military officer and police officer, he recently returned from the war in Iraq and tells us what he really thinks about the war and our current administration. He talks about his passion for a crimeless society and holds no punches when talking about crimes and punishment, which he believes is one of the most important issues of our time. He describes some of the troubles that are in the African-American communities, and the daunting and somber short and long-term effects it is having on his people and society. This book will undoubtedly raise some eyebrows and awareness and create a discussion among many.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science Publisher: ISBN: Category : F-16 (Fighter planes) Languages : en Pages : 500
Author: Earnie Larsen Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0671766163 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 388
Book Description
This uplifting daily meditation book by bestselling recovery authors Earnie Larsen and Carol Hegarty tackles the fundamental issue of self-esteem head-on. Presents a meditation for every day of the year, complete with an inspirational quote and thought for the day--all written in a conversational, down-to-earth tone.
Author: Nancy Guthrie Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 1414336713 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 445
Book Description
This popular devotional is now in a special LeatherLike edition! In this life, pain and disappointment are real. Maybe you've been wounded by a family member or friend. Perhaps you know the pain of losing someone you love or of a difficult medical diagnosis. Sometimes we need to know there's hope for when life just hurts. Nancy Guthrie knows what it's like to hurt--sometimes so much that there aren't words to describe the pain. In this beautiful deluxe edition of The One Year Book of Hope, she encourages you to spend this year learning to hope when life has let you down. She offers no trite answers or quick cures; just remarkable, hopeful daily insights from the depths of Scripture and her own experiences. This year, join Nancy each day in growing closer to God--the source of all comfort.
Author: Raúl Llanos, M.D. Publisher: Palibrio ISBN: 146336766X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 167
Book Description
We are all interested in knowing who we are and the purpose of our lives. Our healing gives us the opportunity to understand ourselves better and therefore achieve better health. When we take more responsibility for our healing, we can expand more our levels of knowledge and welfare. During the journey you will take upon reading my book, you will fi nd the opportunity to share with me my sincere wishes to fi nd a better welfare for ourselves, as human beings, and the universe in general. I was born in Surata, Colombia. I fi nished my medical studies at the medical school of the Universidad del Valle and University Hospital in Cali, Colombia; the Lutheran Medical Center in Cleveland; and the Charity Hospital of New Orleans, Tulane Division, where I did my specialization in obstetrics and gynecology. Through my human experience, I have been in different places and at different times, but in the deepest core of my being, there has always been a need for a better relationship with myself and with my outer world. I have always wanted to vividly live more consciously, my knowledge and my experience of holistic medicine as integral as a hologram. My relationship with nature, my sports, among others, and the need to live in a family that is increasingly healthier physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as well have been the key drivers of my enigmas and dilemmas in fi nding my selfhealing. Let us create more hope.
Author: Ray Bradbury Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi ISBN: 9781578066414 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 252
Book Description
Presents a collection of interviews with twentieth-century novelist, short story writer, and playwright, Ray Bradbury, that covers five decades of his life and works.
Author: Joseph T. Hallinan
Author: Joseph T. Hallinan
Author: Rhona Mahony
Author: John L. Beckley
Author: Peter Brownlowe
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science
Author: Earnie Larsen
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Currency
Author: Nancy Guthrie
Author: Raúl Llanos, M.D.
Author: Ray Bradbury