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Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"This wonderful and unique book about the human brain is packed with facts, ideas, questions, jokes, speech bubbles, and captions. It's perfect for sharing at home and at school, and for finding out about our fantastic brains." -- jacket flap.
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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Esteemed puzzle master David Millar along with American Mensa®, the smartest brand in the world, bring you logic and problem-solving puzzles in the form of both word and number challengers. The range of puzzle types include: mazes, soduku, story logic, blank-filling puzzles, tetra drop, and more! The hours of brain-training fun will help you improve your memory and exercise those mind-muscles. This book can be used and appreciated by anyone who...
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English
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"From the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Have you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett demystify that big gray blob between your ears. In seven short essays (plus a bite-size story about how brains evolved), this slim, entertaining, and accessible collection reveals mind-expanding...
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English
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Wolf considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy and reflection as we become increasingly dependent upon digital technologies.
A decade ago, Wolf's Proust and the Squid revealed what we know about how the brain learns to read and how reading changes the way we think and feel. Now that we are completely immersed in the internet and digital devices, our ways of processing language have altered dramatically....
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English
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Number One was the greatest criminal brain of all time; Number Two was a multi-millionaire; Number Three was a beautiful Frenchwoman; and Number Four was "the destroyer," the ruthless murderer with a genius for disguise, whose business it was to remove those who interfered with his masters plans. These four, working together, aimed at establishing world dominance. Hercule Poirot was preparing for a voyage to South America when an uninvited guest,...
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English
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"From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, an indispensable guide to unlocking your child's innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity. When facing challenges, unpleasant tasks, and contentious issues such as homework, screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut down, responding with reactivity instead of receptivity. This is what New York Times bestselling authors Daniel J. Siegel...
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English
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"Menopause and perimenopause are still a black box to most doctors, leaving patients exasperated as they grapple with symptoms ranging from hot flashes to insomnia to brain fog. As a leading neuroscientist and women's brain health specialist, Dr. Mosconi unravels these mysteries by revealing how menopause doesn't just impact the ovaries -- it's a hormonal show in which the brain takes center stage. The decline of the hormone estrogen during menopause...
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Big deal volume 2
Language
English
Description
Did you know that the brain is in charge of everything you do, every minute of every day? You know, like thinking about funny stuff and keeping you alive. Bestselling author Nick Seluk explains the science behind everything the brain does for you--from keeping your heart beating to remembering stuff, and make you YOU.
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English
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Both ESPN investigative reporters, the authors reveal how the NFL, over a period of nearly two decades, sought to cover up and deny mounting evidence of the connection between football and brain damage. This narrative moves between the NFL trenches, America's research labs and the boardrooms where the NFL went to war against science; it examines how the league used its power and resources to attack independent scientists and elevate its own flawed...
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Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
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English
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Contains haunting stories and scary songs that feature ghosts, monsters, and creepy endeavors, including selections entitled "Old Woman All Skin and Bone," "Cold as Clay," "The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers," and others.
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English
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Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human.
But, barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger than ours, and estimated IQs to match-far surpassing our own. Many of these huge fossil skulls have been discovered over the last century, but most of us have never heard...
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English
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"From Tracey Lange, the New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans, comes The Connellys of County Down: a story about fierce family loyalty, good intentions gone awry, and the consequences of improbable love. When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old won't be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with her siblings,...
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Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A workbook that examines American history on a middle school level. Organized by key concepts, the text includes mnemonic devices, definitions, timelines and doodles to help the subject stick in your brain, so you can ace your class.
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