They look exactly like the people you love. Until they get hungry.Sarah Martinez thought her biggest problem was her husband's work stress. Then John came home from his Chicago business trip acting like the perfect father—more attentive, more loving, more present than he'd been in months.She should have been suspicious when he suggested a family camping trip.Now her children are dead, consumed alive while remaining conscious, and Sarah carries the s...

'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity.Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are 'you'? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to cha...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE NAUTILUS GOLD AWARD“A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we’ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century.” —Steve Silberman“An absolute eye-opener.” —Frans de WaalA landmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers**A quarter of a century after her memoir, Thinking in Pic...

From the renowned neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito comes the companion volume to the international PBS series about how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life."An ideal introduction to how biology generates the mind.... Clear, engaging and thought-provoking." —NatureLocked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives o...

We’ve all been told that thinking rationally is the key to success. But at the cutting edge of science, researchers are discovering that feeling is every bit as important as thinking in this "lively exposé of the growing consensus about the limited power of rationality and decision-making" (The New York Times Book Review).You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how you should invest, and not one of those decisio...

Are you struggling in School? Wonder how others seem to get better grades with less effort? Does it take you hours to learn or remember things that you've studied over and over? Or do you just want to improve your study skills, reduce study time, and improved your grades? In "How To Study Smart" the author shares the frustrations and stories about high school and college, while telling about how he suddenly expanded his study skills overnight. "How To Study Smart" is a fantastic opportunit...

Do you get nervous when you have to speak in public? Now there is a new way to Vaporize Your Fear of Public Speaking. This is so new and so effective that you can eliminate this fear once and for all.And it's a lot easier than you might think. It involves learning some new techniques called CORE and SEE that teach you how to do the exact opposite of what you are deeply conditioned to do.Not only will you be able to resolve your fear of public speaking or nervousness before ...

Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. Katharine Johnson. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you?Do you like puzzles, coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works. Are you good at math? Working with your hands? Are you a neat freak or a big mess?With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinker...

"Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn't happening to us right now, from two of the only scientists working on the boundaries between real life and its virtual extensions."—Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be ProgrammedCan our brains recognize where "reality" ends and "virtual" begins? Where will technology lead us in five, fifty, or five hundred years? An unrivaled ...

What can the human brain and its relationship to the internet tell us about our society, our technologies, and our businesses? A lot, as it turns out. The internet today is a virtual replica of the brain, and the networks that leverage it grow and collapse in ways that are easily predictable if you understand the brain and other biological networks.We're living in the midst of a networking revolution. All of the major technology innovations of the 21st century – social networking, c...

What if there were a way to really eliminate the fear of rejection? Well, now there is! The extraordinary new techniques you will learn in this book approach this common problem in a whole new way. You'll be amazed at how easy it is resolve your fear of rejection so thoroughly that it is simply gone... and doesn't come back.

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn’t his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before it arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky’s brain that made him exceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found that what distinguishes the greatest musicians, athletes, and performers from the rest of us isn’t just their motor skills or athletic abilities—it is th...