'Some people improve mentally with age - here's how you can be one of them.' Mail on Sunday'More than a game-changer, this book's a no-brainer for anyone who wants to optimise their brain.' Piers MorganWith a new chapter on Covid and the Brain, this is the definitive guide to keeping your brain healthy for a long and lucid life, by one of the world's leading scientists in the field of brain health and ageing.

Brought to you by Penguin.The definitive guide to keeping your brain healthy for a long and lucid life, by one of the world's leading scientists in the field of brain health and ageing.The brain is our most vital and complex organ. It controls and coordinates our actions, thoughts and interactions with the world around us. It is the source of personality, of our sense of self, and it shapes every aspect of our human experience.Yet m...

During the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr. George Hendry had just finished performing two major surgical operations on board the destroyer HMCS Ottawa when his ship was ambushed by 13 German U-boats. Canadian warships like Ottawa had inadequate radar sets that were incapable of detecting submarines approaching in the dark. On September 13, 1942, U-91 stole in and torpedoed Ottawa, sinking her in 20 minutes. utterly exhausted, Dr. Hendry was lost along with 113 of his...

預防醫學的一大進展，抗老化、防失智的生活指南科學研究證實，大腦退化不僅可以預防，還可以逆轉　　★Amazon 讀者4.4顆星好評。　　★橫跨：認知科學、心理學、腸道微生物學、營養學、運動學、性學等專業領域，是一本家庭必備、可隨時查詢的大腦保健生活百科。　　★每章有【開箱報報】大腦保健、健腦練習總整理。　　★雙色印刷將重點標示出來，使讀者能迅速掌握本書概要。　　★特別收錄：新冠病毒對大腦的傷害、修復與保健。　　大腦是我們最重要且最複雜的器官。它控制並協調我們的行動、思維和與周圍世界的互動。它是個性的源泉，構成了我們自我的感覺，並塑造了我們人類經驗的方方面面。然而，儘管認知能力下降是我們許多人最大的、長期的健康擔憂，但關於如何照顧我們大腦的實用知識卻仍然不多。　　科學證實，我們的人體—　　從11歲開始老化，35歲開始出現失智的現象　　過去幾十年來最深刻的啟示之一是，老化是一個終身的過程，它在人生的早期階段就開始了（大約11歲），我們...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleReading Darwin in Imperial Russia: Literature and Ideas expands upon the cataloging efforts of earlier scholarship on Darwin’s reception in Russia to analyze the rich cultural context and vital historical background of writings inspired by the arrival of Darwin’s ideas in Russia. Starting with the first Russian translation of The Origin of Species in 1864, educated Russians eagerly read Darwin’s works and reacted in a variety of ways. ...

Step into the shadows of the human mind — where nothing is as it seems, and no one is entirely innocent.Voices in the Dark is a masterfully crafted anthology of 12 standalone psychological thrillers that will grab you by the throat and whisper secrets you were never meant to hear. From the moment the first story begins, you’re plunged into a world of subtle paranoia, dangerous memories, and eerie encounters that blur the line between reality and delusion.Each short...

A collection of steamy, emotionally charged short stories where connection comes quickly — and lingers long after.They meet by chance. A lost dog. A rainstorm. A missed turn on a mountain trail. Brief moments — but they echo."Whispers Between Strangers" is a thoughtfully crafted collection of short stories exploring those fleeting but unforgettable encounters that shift something inside us. Each story holds a pulse of tension and tenderness — a quiet breath...

Ready to change your life without changing everything?This is your no-pressure, no-perfection guide to sustainable self-improvement — one tiny step at a time.In this empowering guide crafted for Millennials and Gen Z, author Benjamin Moore strips away the noise of hustle culture and replaces it with calm, actionable insight. Whether you're struggling to stay consistent, overwhelmed by big goals, or simply burned out — this book gives you a new way forward.

Heartbreak hurts — but healing doesn’t have to be passive.The Breakup Survival Guide is your no-nonsense, refreshingly real companion through the toughest part of love: the ending. Inside, you'll find 40 empowering things to do when you're heartbroken — from practical steps to help you let go of your ex, to fun and unexpected ways to rediscover joy in your single life.Whether you're crying on the kitchen floor or reclaiming your Saturday nights, this guide ...

Beschaffungsanalyse, Absatzplanung, Kundenorientierung, Markenpflege – der Kunstmarkt verändert sich so rasant wie nie zuvor. Für Kunstwerke erzielte Preise beeinflussen deren Einordnung in den kunstgeschichtlichen Kanon. Auktionshäuser haben sich neben Kunstmessen, Galerien und Kunsthandel als dominante Distributionsform etabliert. Dabei gleicht die rituelle Dramaturgie der Auktion bis heute einem archaischen Wettstreit: Sie verschlägt Mitwirkenden die Sprache und zieht Unbeteiligte in ih...

Revisiting Russian Radicals is a collection of ten articles that seeks to promote a revisitation of the Russian Radicals who have been somewhat unjustly forgotten in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union. Rather than viewing the radicals through the lens of the 1917 October Revolution, the authors seek to analyze them on their own terms and explore new aspects of their legacy. The chapters provide a fresh look at some well-known radicals like Chernyshevsky, Dobrolyubov, an...

Procurement analysis, sales planning, customer orientation, brand management—the art market is changing more rapidly than ever before. The price that a work of art commands influences its place in the art-historical canon. Auction houses have become dominant avenues of distribution, as have art fairs, galleries, and art dealers. Even today the ritual dramaturgy of the auction resembles an archaic competition, which can leave participants speechless and captivate bystanders. At the center o...