Smart but Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHD by Thomas E. Brown
$36.99 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
Compelling stories that present a new view of ADHD Smart but Stuck offers 15 true and compelling stories about intelligent, capable teens and adults who have gotten "stuck" at school, work, and/or in social relationships because of their ADHD. Dr. Brown highlights the often unrecognized role that emotio ...Show more
Steady - Keeping Calm in a World Gone Viral by Sarb Johal
$40.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain | Reading Level: very good
How do you deal with uncertainty and anxiety when your world is upended by the coronavirus pandemic? Dr Sarb Johal, an expert in emergency management and disaster psychology, had to answer that question for an entire country as he helped develop the world-leading response that saw Covid-19 stamped out b ...Show more
Strangers to Ourselves: Stories of Unsettled Minds by Rachel Aviv
$40.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
We place a great deal of trust in the medical system. But does a mental health diagnosis have the power to perpetuate, or even create, symptoms as its subject adapts to live within it? Is there another way of talking about their experience? And are patients being truly heard? In an attempt to answer t ...Show more
TRAUMA AND DISSOCIATION-INFORMED PSYCHOTHERAPY RELATIONAL HEALING AND THE THERAPUETIC CONNECTION by Howell, Elizabeth
$95.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
$40.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking truth and wisdom in some of the most difficult spaces – communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the mental health emergency hitting teenagers today in many countries around the world. In The Anxious Generation, ...Show more
The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert
$30.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Series: Compassion Focused Therapy
Throughout history people have sought to cope with a life that is often stressful and hard. We have actually known for some time that developing compassion for oneself and others can help us face up to and win through the hardship and find a sense of inner peace. However in modern societies we rarely fo ...Show more
The Complete Guide to Memory: The Science of Strengthening Your Mind by Richard Restak
$45.28 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
A comprehensive guide to understanding how memory works, how memory forms, the mind-body connection, and more!In the busy, information-filled world in which we live, it's often easy to forget things and hard to keep track of how details get stored in our brain. The Complete Guide to Memory serves to pro ...Show more
The Elephant in the Brain - Hidden Motives in Everyday Life by Kevin Simler; Robin Hanson
$38.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we kn ...Show more
The Hidden Habits of Genius - Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit--Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness by Craig Wright
$35.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
"An unusually engaging book on the forces that fuel originality across fields." --Adam Grant Looking at the 14 key traits of genius, from curiosity to creative maladjustment to obsession, Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University's popular "Genius Course," explores what we can learn from brill ...Show more
The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness by Mark Solms
$27.99 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
A revolutionary new explanation for sentience from the neuroscientist who discovered how the brain dreams. 'Nobody bewitched by these mysteries can afford to ignore the solution proposed by Mark Solms' - Oliver Burkeman, Guardian 'A remarkable book. It changes everything' - Brian Eno How does the mind c ...Show more
The Pattern Seekers - A New Theory of Human Invention by Simon Baron-Cohen
$48.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
Why can humans alone invent? In this book, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory: because we can identify patterns, specifically if-and-then patterns. And he argues that the genes for this unique ability overlap with the genes for autism. From the ...Show more
The Power of Unwavering Focus: Focus Your Mind, Find Joy, and Manifest Your Goals by Dandapani
$40.00 NZD
Category: Psychology and the Brain
Does your mind wander? Do you find it hard to focus? Would you like to learn how to take control of your attention? Focus, or concentration, lies at the core of all human success. But bever before have so many of us experienced the inability to focus. Distraction is a silent epidemic in our modern world ...Show more