books about: ourselves     books:       Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other Sherry Turkle Basic Books, 2012 Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But, as MIT technology and society specialist Sherry Turkle argues, this relentless connection leads to a new solitude. As technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down. Alone Together is the result of Turkle's ...             The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become Robert Kirkman Image Comics, 2009 Book Details: Format: Paperback Publication Date: 8/12/2009             A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps Stephanie S. Covington Hazelden, 1994 Women's recovery can differ from men's, and each person's recovery is in many ways unique. That's why Stephanie Covington has designed A Women's Way Through the Twelve Steps to help a woman find her own path-and find it in terms especially suited to the way women experience not just addiction and recovery but also relationships, self, sexuality, and everyday life. Unlike many ''rewritten'' Twelve Step interpretations for women, this guide ...             The Lies We Tell Ourselves Workbook Truth Mastery, 2013 Author Robert Kintigh launched his first book called The Lies We Tell Ourselves in 2012 and has been a personal growth hit for individuals and businesses. The book is one of the best self-help books on Amazon today and tells a tale of one man who discovers his lies and turns his life into what he desires. A true story of personal growth where the boys turns into a man by way of self-discovery. The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robert Kintigh has ...             The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains Nicholas Carr W. W. Norton & Company, 2011 Finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction: “Nicholas Carr has written a Silent Spring for the literary mind.”—Michael Agger, Slate “Is Google making us stupid?” When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s ...             What to Say When you Talk To Yourself Shad Helmstetter Pocket Books, 1990 You don't have to be crazy to talk to yourself! We all talk to ourselves all of the time, usually without realising it. And most of what we tell ourselves is negative, counterproductive and damaging, preventing us from enjoying a fulfilled and successful life. Shad Helmsetter's simple but profound techniques, based on an understanding of the processes of the human brain, have enabled thousands of people to get back in control of their lives. By ...             When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Library) Pema Chodron Shambhala, 2002 There is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach, yet we usually miss it—ironically while we are caught up in attempts to escape pain and suffering. Drawn from traditional Buddhist wisdom, Pema Chödrön's radical and compassionate advice for what to do when things fall apart in our lives goes against the grain of our usual habits and expectations. There is only one approach to suffering that is of lasting benefit, Pema ...             Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It Love Yourself, 2012 In December of 2011, I gave a talk to an audience of scientists, Pentagon officials, politicians, and CEO's on the secret of life and how I'd figured it out the previous summer. Afterwards, people came up individually and told me how much what I'd shared meant to them. This book is based on the truth I spoke about. It's something I learned from within myself, something I believed saved me. And more than that, the way I set about to do it. ...             Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Michael Pollan Penguin Press HC, The, 2013 In Cooked , Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. In the course ...             Understanding Ourselves: A Review of 17 Psychology Experiments AQ Enterprises, 2012 Michael Jibrael reviews and explains 17 famous psychology experiments of the 20th century. The chapters and topics of this book are: 1. Classical Conditioning: Pavlov's Dogs and Taste Aversion Learning 2. Operant Conditioning: From Thorndike to Skinner 3. When Rewards Backfire: The Overjustification Effect 4. Learned Helplessness 5. Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory 6. Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development 7. Humans Just Want to Cuddle ...             Life Itself: A Memoir Roger Ebert Grand Central Publishing, 2012 Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. He has appeared on television for four decades, including twenty-three years as cohost of Siskel & Ebert at the Movies . In 2006, complications from thyroid cancer treatment resulted in the loss of his ability to eat, drink, or speak. But with the loss of his ...             Our Bodies, Ourselves Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Judy Norsigian Touchstone, 2011 O ur Bodies, Ourselves is the resource that women of all ages turn to for information about their bodies, sexuality, and reproductive health. Completely revised and updated, these pages provide women with the information and tools they need to make key health decisions—accurate, evidence-based information, input from leading experts, and personal stories from women who share their experiences. This new edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves ...             The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice Deborah Adele On-Word Bound Books, 2009 The first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga sutras—the basic text for classical yoga—are examined in this spiritual guide to the practice of yoga. Foundational to all yogic thought, they are considered to be the guidelines to the yoga way of living that free individuals to take ownership of their lives, direct them toward the fulfillment they seek, and gain the skills to choose attitude, thought, and action. The first five guidelines ...             The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone---Especially Ourselves Dan Ariely Harper, 2012 Dan Ariely, behavioral economist and the New York Times bestselling author of The Upside of Irrationality and Predictably Irrational , examines the contradictory forces that drive us to cheat and keep us honest, in this groundbreaking look at the way we behave: The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty . From ticket-fixing in our police departments to test-score scandals in our schools, from our elected leaders’ extra-marital affairs to the ...             Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation Becky A. Bailey William Morrow Paperbacks, 2001 Learn how to stop policing and pleading and become the parent you want to be. You love your children, but if you're like most parents, you don't always love their behavior. But how can you guide them without resorting to less-than-optimal behavior yourself? Dr. Becky Bailey's unusual and powerful approach to parenting has made thousands of families happier and healthier. Focusing on self-control and confidence-building for both parent and ...             A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps Stephanie S. Covington Hazelden, 1994 Women's recovery can differ from men's, and each person's recovery is in many ways unique. That's why Stephanie Covington has designed A Women's Way Through the Twelve Steps to help a woman find her own path-and find it in terms especially suited to the way women experience not just addiction and recovery but also relationships, self, sexuality, and everyday life. Unlike many ''rewritten'' Twelve Step interpretations for women, this guide ...             10 Mindful Minutes: Giving Our Children--and Ourselves--the Social and Emotional Skills to Reduce Stress and ... Goldie Hawn, Wendy Holden Perigee Trade, 2012 Teaching Our Children to Help Themselves Be Happy Practical, timely, relevant, and inspiring, 10 Mindful Minutes is Goldie Hawn’s gift to parents who want to help their children learn better and live happier lives. Inspired by the revolutionary MindUP program (developed under the auspices of the Hawn Foundation), the book offers easy-to-grasp insights from current behavioral, psychological, and neurological studies to show how our ...             Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind Kristin Neff William Morrow, 2011 Kristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life. More and more, psychologists are turning away from an emphasis on self-esteem and moving toward ...             The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves Robert Kirkman Image Comics, 2011 The events of No Way Out have affected everyone in the Community, and not everyone has survived to pick up the pieces. Reprinting issues #85-90 of the Eisner Award-winning series, The Walking Dead. Reprint Edition             Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) Chade-Meng Tan HarperOne, 2012 With Search Inside Yourself , Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work. 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