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Dirt is Good
The Advantage of Germs for Your Child's Developing Immune System
From two of the world's top scientists and one of the world's top science writers (all parents), Dirt Is Good is a q&a-based guide to everything you need to know about kids & germs.
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Sleights of Mind
What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions
Magic- it mystifies, confounds, and delights. But how does it actually work? This book explores the ways in which magicians use the mind's intrinsic properties to trick the brain. It is a revolutionary look at the science behind magic-what leads the mind to believe tricks are real and how magicians actually use the brain's own logic to achieve this.
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The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Most) Everything Better
In this compelling, cutting-edge book, two generations of science writers explore the exciting science of "body maps" in the brain-and how startling new discoveries about the mind-body connection can change and improve our lives.
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On Intelligence
How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines
From the inventor of the Palm Pilot comes a revolutionary new theory of intelligence and a bold vision for the future of intelligent machines... Now, with this brilliant book about the true nature of human intelligence, Hawkins stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke.
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What About the Kids?
Raising Your Children Before,During, and After Divorce
How can you genuinely protect your children during and after divorce? Renowned child psychologist Judith Wallerstein has spent most of her career studying children and divorce, and she answers this important question based on thirty years of in-depth interviews with children of divorce and their parents.
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The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce
A 25 Year Landmark Study
Twenty-five years ago, Judith Wallerstein began talking to a group of 131 children whose parents were all going through a divorce. She asked them to tell her about the intimate details of their lives, which they did with remarkable candor.
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Phantoms in the Brain
Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
Neuroscientist VS. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments...
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The Good Marriage
How and Why Love Lasts
0urs is a culture of divorce, yet some couples have happy, long-lasting marriages. What is their secret? When so many marriages fail miserably, why do others succeed? This remarkable book has the answers.
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Second Chances
Men, Women and Children a Decade After Divorce
Who Wins, Who Loses -- and WhyFrom time to time a book appears that is immediately recognized as a cultural marker, directly addressing an entire generation and bringing about profound shifts in public consciousness.
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