Reviewing peace and reconciliation, secular pilgrimages, and international perspectives on sacred journeys, this book offers the reader an opportunity to encounter multiple voices and viewpoints on one of the most ancient practices of humankind. With an estimated third of all international travellers now undertaking journeys anticipating an aspect of transformation (the hallmark of pilgrimage), this book includes both spiritual and non-spiritual voyages, such as journeys of self-therapy, m...

詐騙常在你的「信以為真」《為什麼你沒看見大猩猩？》作者新作揭發騙局背後的心理操弄人人偶爾都會被騙。──前美國國防部長馬提斯騙子就是騙騙騙，一直騙。──創作歌手泰勒絲謊言飛奔於前，真相只能蹣跚著追趕在後。等人們恍然大悟，卻是為時已晚。鬧劇已成過去，謊言已然奏效。──《格列佛遊記》作者斯威夫特「在騙子、冒牌專家、陰謀論傳播者橫行的時代，本書是投資人、消費者、一般民眾必備的生存指南。」──亨利克（Diana B. Henriques）即使是最聰明的人，難免也有被騙的時候，從銀行帳戶被詐騙一空、政治人物謊言連篇、假新聞、各式不實廣告，到論文造假……等，騙子耍的花招、編造的劇本之所以奏效，是因為利用我們的「四大認知習慣」。這些習慣是生活思考捷徑，有時也會帶我們走向死巷：1.專注：只專注眼前的資訊，忽略你沒看見的資訊

◆ 經典心理實驗最新修訂．《快思慢想》趣味版◆「全球思想家正在閱讀的20本書」之一心理學搞笑諾貝爾獎得主告訴你︰「看到」不等於「看見」，「相關」不等於「因果」，顛覆你信以為真的錯覺，別讓你的大腦騙了你！你有自我感覺良好的錯覺嗎？你相信開發潛能、鍛鍊大腦那套玩意兒嗎？沒圖沒真相，有圖就有真相？心理學搞笑諾貝爾獎得主用一隻大猩猩打破你的「自以為」，為你揭發無聲無息在生活中操縱你的六大錯覺！心理學史上最知名的實驗之一「看不見的大猩猩」打破了「眼見為真」這個信念，告訴我們：即使最明顯的資訊也會被我們漏掉。當大腦的注意力資源被占據時，人們會忽略發生在眼前的事件，就算它明顯如一隻大猩猩！在當今這個資...

If a gorilla walked out into the middle of a basketball pitch, you’d notice it. Wouldn’t you? If a serious violent crime took place just next to you, you’d remember it, right? The Invisible Gorilla is a fascinating look at the unbelievable, yet routine tricks that your brain plays on you.In an award-winning and groundbreaking study, psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons asked volunteers to watch a 60-second film of a group of students playing basketball and told them ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. Two renowned psychologists explain how and why our intuitions lead us astray, “[spinning] the plain world [we] know into a wonderment of surprising new insights” (Time).“A must-read for anyone who wants to better understand how the mind works.”—Associated PressIn The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one ...

From two New York Times-bestselling psychologists, “an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises” (Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting)From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris show us how to avoid being taken in. T...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

En av människans bästa egenskaper är att vi tenderar att vänja oss vid det mesta för att sedan lugnt lunka på i livet – men detta gör oss också sårbara för falska budskap och bedrägerier. Vår fallenhet för att acceptera våra omständigheter och hålla fast vid vår världsbild gör oss till villebråd för allehanda lurendrejare och bedragare.Pyramidspel, trollningar, nätfiske, falska nyheter, telefonbedrägerier. Det finns många sätt att bli blåst på. I den här boken djupdyker amerikanska...

Du space opera flamboyant par un auteur d'envergure : Dan Simmons met en scène une troupe de comédiens humains, seuls rescapés d'une Terre dévastée. Leur mission : faire découvrir Shakespeare à des ET récalcitrants !

If a gorilla walked out into the middle of a basketball pitch, you’d notice it. Wouldn’t you? If a serious violent crime took place just next to you, you’d remember it, right? The Invisible Gorilla is a fascinating look at the unbelievable, yet routine tricks that your brain plays on you.In an award-winning and groundbreaking study, psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons asked volunteers to watch a 60-second film of a group of students playing basketball and told them ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. Two renowned psychologists explain how and why our intuitions lead us astray, “[spinning] the plain world [we] know into a wonderment of surprising new insights” (Time).“A must-read for anyone who wants to better understand how the mind works.”—Associated PressIn The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one ...

The books of Ezekiel and Daniel relate dramatic visions of glory, apocalypse, and ultimate restoration. These revelations comforted the prophets’ fellow Babylonian exiles amid devastating chaos and upheaval.The book of Ezekiel bursts with vivid descriptions of heavenly visions, strong judgments, and incomprehensible divine love. Through it all, God’s powerful acts of justice and promises of undeserved covenant blessing display his heart for us to know and adore. The book of Daniel ...