What Makes Us Human? (Vine Jeremy)(Paperback)

What Makes Us Human? (Vine Jeremy)(Paperback)

Talk Yourself Better: A Confused Person's Guide to Therapy, Counselling and Self-Help (Sherine Ariane)(Paperback)

'Brilliant - makes a baffling world comprehensible' - Jeremy Vine 'What an excellent, long-overdue idea A super-accessible guide through the bewildering marketplace of modern therapy to ease our noble search for help' - Derren BrownSo you've decided you want to try therapy. But which type of

Introducing Anthropology: What Makes Us Human? (Pountney Laura)(Paperback)

The perfect starting point for any student new to this fascinating subject, offering a serious yet accessible introduction to anthropology. Across a series of fourteen chapters, Introducing Anthropology addresses the different fields and approaches within anthropology, covers an extensive range of

Landscapes of Fear (Tuan Yi-Fu)(Paperback)

To be human is to experience fear, but what is it exactly that makes us fearful? Landscapes of Fear--written immediately after his classic Space and Place--is renowned geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's influential exploration of the spaces of fear and of how these landscapes shift during our lives and vary

Creating Mind: How the Brain Works (Dowling John E.)(Paperback)

What makes us human and unique among all creatures is our brain. Consciousness, perception, emotion, memory, learning, language, and intelligence all originate in and depend on the brain. Over the past century, our understanding of the brain has raced forward to reveal many of the mechanisms by

The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human (Ramachandran V. S.)(Paperback)

In this landmark work, V. S. Ramachandran investigates strange, unforgettable cases--from patients who believe they are dead to sufferers of phantom limb syndrome. With a storyteller's eye for compelling case studies and a researcher's flair for new approaches to age-old questions, Ramachandran

Anthropology for Dummies (Smith Cameron M.)(Paperback)

Study the science of all of us Anthropology is the organized study of what makes humans human. It takes an objective step back to view homo sapiens as a species and ask questions like: Given our common characteristics, why aren't all of us exactly the same? Why do people across the world have

Nature via Nurture - Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human (Ridley Matt)(Paperback / softback)

Acclaimed author Matt Ridley's thrilling follow-up to his bestseller Genome. Armed with the extraordinary new discoveries about our genes, Ridley turns his attention to the nature versus nurture debate to bring the first popular account of the roots of human

Human Enhancement (Savulescu Julian)(Paperback)

To what extent should we use technology to try to make better human beings? Because of the remarkable advances in biomedical science, we must now find an answer to this question. Human enhancement aims to increase human capacities above normal levels. Many forms of human enhancement are already in

On Humour (Critchley Simon)(Paperback)

Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley skilfully probes some of the most perennial but least understood aspects of humour, such as our

We All Look Different (Higgins Melissa)(Paperback / softback)

Blue eyes! Brown eyes! Freckles! Braces! What make you unique? Let's share and celebrate what makes us

Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Storr Will)(Paperback / softback)

Nineteen (Ancco)(Paperback)

' Ancco's] stories liberate us to be what we are: friends, artists, monsters, mothers, human beings.'-- The Globe and MailAt nineteen, the idea that you have your whole life ahead of you with endless possibilities can leave you terrifyingly stiff. Throwing mobility to the wind, you dull yourself

Reason in Human Affairs (Simon Herbert A.)(Paperback)

What can reason (or more broadly, thinking) do for us and what can't it do? This is the question examined by Herbert A. Simon, who received the 1978 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work on decision-making processes in economic organizations. The ability to apply reason to the

I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes Us Mammals (Drew Liam)(Paperback)

What makes a mammal a mammal? The answer is more complicated than you think I, Mammal is a history of mammals and their ancestors and of how science came to grasp mammalian evolution. After a misdirected football left new father Liam Drew clutching a uniquely mammalian part of his anatomy, he

First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human (Desilva Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

'DeSilva takes us on a brilliant, fun, and scientifically deep stroll through history, anatomy, and evolution, in order to illustrate the powerful story of how a particular mode of movement helped make us one of the most wonderful, dangerous and fascinating species on Earth.'--Agustn Fuentes,

The Vibrational Universe (MacLean Kenneth James)(Paperback)

What if the fundamental nature of human beings is spiritual in nature? What if each one of us is eternal, and not just a collection of blood and bones? And most important, what if the universe is designed to support your decisions? What if it were possible to understand how to take conscious

Understand Psychology (Hayes Nicky)(Paperback)

A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO WHAT MAKES US TICKThe bestselling Understand Psychology explains basic psychological processes and how they influence us in all aspects of everyday life. It explores why we are the way we are, how we came to be that way, and what we might do to change seemingly

Boundaries in Human Relationships: How to Be Separate and Connected (Linden Anne)(Paperback)

Boundaries are what keep us separate from other people. But they also connect us to them. Being able to manage the boundaries in our relationships enables us to stay fulfilled, happy and productive, and move beyond our psychological and emotional blocks. Boundaries in Human Relationships delves

Freedom - The End of the Human Condition (Griffith Mr Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)

Book of Humans - A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us (Rutherford Adam)(Paperback / softback)

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? | Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? | In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling

Heads (Kayser Alex)(Paperback)

Unmasked and stripped of makeup and hairdos, what do the human face and head tell us? This striking book provides the answers. A hat designer, Punk musician, sculptor, fireman, professional rent-a-Buddha, heavyweight boxer, peace movement worker, gourmet chef, United Nations official, dog trainer,

Human: The Science Behind What Makes Your Brain Unique (Gazzaniga Michael S.)(Paperback)

What happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga pinpoints the change that made us thinking, sentient humans different from our predecessors. He explores what makes human brains special, the importance of language and art in defining

My Brother's Famous Bottom Makes a Splash! (Strong Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)