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    Raising Critical Thinkers

    Julie Bogart

    A guide for parents to help children of all ages process the onslaught of unfiltered information in the digital age.

    Education is not solely about acquiring information and skills across…

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    Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential

    Barbara Oakley (Barbara Oakley)

    Mindshift reveals how we can overcome stereotypes and preconceived ideas about what is possible for us to learn and become. At a time when we are constantly being asked to…

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    A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

    Barbara Oakley (Barbara Oakley)

    In A Mind for Numbers, Dr. Oakley lets us in on the secrets to effectively learning math and science, based on insights from neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Contrary to popular…

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    Cambiar de Mentalidad

    Barbara Oakley

    At a time when we are often being asked to reinvent ourselves, Dr. Oakley draws on the latest neuroscientific insights to shepherd us past simplistic ideas of aptitude and ability…

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    Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend

    Barbara Oakley

    Takes the reader inside the head of the kinds of malevolent people you know, perhaps all too well, but could never understand. This book presents a tour-de-force of popular science…

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    Aprender a Aprender

    Barbara Oakley

    A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject–based on one of the world’s most popular online courses which have empowered more than two million students of all ages…

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    Biologie Des Boesen: Tyrannen Der Weltgeschichte Und Des Alltags

    Barbara Oakley (Oakland University)

    Koennen Menschen biologisch zum Boesen veranlagt sein? Ausgehend von verstoerenden Erfahrungen in der eigenen Familie deckt die Autorin Barbara Oakley auf, dass ubel wollende Menschen oft aufgrund von koerperlichen oder…

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    Cold-Blooded Kindness: Neuroquirks of a Codependent Killer, or Just Give Me a Shot at Loving You, Dear, and Other Reflections on Helping That Hurts

    Barbara Oakley

    Carole Alden, a brilliant, yet eccentric mother of five, had a deep and abiding need to help society’s outcasts. But Carole’s desire to help others extended beyond her meagre resources…

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    Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything

    Barbara Oakley PhD,Olav Schewe

    A book for learners of all ages containing the best and most updated advice on learning from neuroscience and cognitive psychology –

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    Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School without Spending All Your Time Studying: a Guide for Kids and Teens

    Barbara Oakley (Barbara Oakley),Terrence Sejnowski (Terrence Sejnowski),Alistair McConville (Alistair McConville)

    A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject, based on the bestselling book A Mind for Numbers and its wildly popular online companion course, Learning How to Learn…

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    A Critical Woman: Barbara Wootton, Social Science and Public Policy in the Twentieth Century

    Ann Oakley

    This is a fascinating and highly readable biography of Barbara Wootton, one of the extraordinary public figures of the twentieth century. She was an outstanding social scientist, an architect of…

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    Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn

    Barbara Oakley (Barbara Oakley),Beth Rogowsky (Beth Rogowsky),Terrence J. Sejnowski (Terrence J. Sejnowski)

    A groundbreaking guide to improve teaching based on the latest research in neuroscience, from the bestselling author of A Mind for Numbers –

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    Pathological Altruism

    Pathological Altruism is a groundbreaking new book - the first to explore the negative aspects of altruism and empathy, seemingly uniformly positive traits. In fact, pathological altruism, in the form…

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    Practicing Sustainability

    Each contributor addresses what sustainability means, what is most appealing about the concept, and what they would like to change to improve the perception and practice of sustainability.

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    Practicing Sustainability

    Each contributor addresses what sustainability means, what is most appealing about the concept, and what they would like to change to improve the perception and practice of sustainability.

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    Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

    This indispensable guide provides a roadmap to the broad and varied career development opportunities in bioengineering, biotechnology, and related fields. Eminent practitioners lay out career paths related to academia, industry…

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    Shakespeare and the Translation of Identity in Early Modern England

    Offers an exploration of the ways in which Shakespearean texts engage in the social and cultural politics of sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century translation practices. This book takes Venus and Adonis…

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    The Print of the Nails: The Church Times Holy Week and Easter Collection

    Paula Gooder,Samuel Wells,Barbara Brown Taylor,David Hart

    Each year the Holy Week and Easter double issue of the Church Times offers a wealth of seasonal reading and resources for worship and preaching. This volume draws together outstanding…

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