Leaf, Caroline
Summary: Our thought lives have incredible power over our mental, emotional, and even physical well-being. In fact, our thoughts can either limit us to what we believe we can do or release us to experience abilities well beyond our expectations. When we choose a mindset that extends our abilities rather than placing limits on ourselves, we will experience greater intellectual satisfaction, emotional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BakerBooks, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LEAJacobs, A. J.
Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 793.73 JACWatts, Duncan J.
Summary: Discusses how the concept of common sense is inadequate in an increasingly complex world and draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into the sources of such topics as popularity, economics, and self-deception.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Business 2011
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Summary: "This creatively wacky and interactive exploration of the abstract concepts of the human experience, such as feelings and thoughts, encourages readers to look past the visible and connect with the things that are not seen."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2023
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Summary: RJ says what he thinks ... no matter how it sounds or makes others feel. It's time RJ starts using a social filter when he speaks. With help from his parents, he learns he doesn't have to verbalize every thought that pops into his head. In fact, sometimes the less said the better.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boys Town Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC COOMorrow, David R.
Summary: Giving Reasons prepares students to think independently, evaluate information, and reason clearly across disciplines. Accessible to students and effective for instructors, it provides plain-English exercises, helpful appendices, and a variety of online supplements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Stay sharp all summer long with activities, games, and storybooks designed to improve memory and logic, practice math skills, advance reading comprehension, and more!"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023
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Summary: "Imagine a friend who earnestly tells you that he thinks men and women are equally good leaders. But when he talks about men's leadership skills, he places his palm at eye-level, and when he talks about women's leadership skills, he places his palm a bit lower, at mouth-level. His hands have given him away: even if he truly thinks that his views are egalitarian, he holds an implicit belief that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.6 GOLLanger, Ellen J.
Summary: When it comes to our health, too many of us think that a medical diagnosis describes a static or worsening condition. We then live our lives as though our ailments can only change in one direction: for the worse. Langer has spent years testing the limiting effects of our negative assumptions as well as the healing power of being mindful-- present in the moment and not distracted by memories or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LANPaul, Annie Murphy
Summary: "A bold new book that proves our bodies and surroundings know more than our brains do"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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Summary: "Yale Psychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn explains why our judgment is so often wrong-and offers actionable strategies to help us respond to real-life challenges as individuals and as societies at large"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.4 AHNWinchester, Simon
Summary: From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 306.4 WINSummary: A compilation of excerpts of Wilson's lectures and interviews. Wilson addresses themes pertaining to human consciousness and perception and touches upon a variety of topics, including conspiracies, the occult, and medical marijuana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disinformation Co. 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ROBNorbury, James
Summary: Big Panda and Tiny Dragon embark on a journey through the seasons of the year together. They get lost, as many of us do. But while lost, they discover many beautiful sights they'd never have found had they gone the right way. Told through a series of beautiful drawings and quiet, sometimes silly, conversations, the panda and the dragon explore the thoughts and emotions, hardships and happiness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mandala 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NORGrafton, Scott T.
Summary: An examination of the intricate, mutually responsive relationship between the mind and the body as they engage (or don't engage) in all manner of physical action.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 GRAAcuff, Jonathan
Summary: Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. Jon Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 153.4 ACUFernyhough, Charles
Summary: We all hear voices. Ordinary thinking is often a kind of conversation, filling our heads with speech: the voices of reason, of memory, of self-encouragement and rebuke, the inner dialogue that helps us with tough decisions or complicated problems. For others - voice-hearers, trauma-sufferers and prophets - the voices seem to come from outside: friendly voices, malicious ones, the voice of God...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2016
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Contents: Part 1, Lecture 1. The dream, the brain, and the machine -- Lecture 2. The mind-body problem -- Lecture 3. Brains and minds, parts and wholes -- Lecture 4. The inner theater -- Lecture 5. Living in the material world -- Lecture 6. A functional approach to the mind -- Lecture 7. What is it about robots -- Lecture 8. Body image -- Lecture 9. Self-identity and other minds -- Lecture 10....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2008
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Groeschel, Craig
Summary: We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Groeschel understands this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and here he reveals the strategies he's discovered to help change your mind and your life for the long-term. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan Books 2021
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Summary: Ellen J. Langer, Harvard professor of psychology, determines that the mindless following of routine and other automatic behaviors lead to much error, pain and a predetermined course of life. In this thought-provoking book, her research has been "translated" for the lay reader. With anecdotes and metaphors, Langer explains how the mindless -- as opposed to the mindful -- develop mindsets of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books 1989
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Summary: "Josh Baker isn't sure why his brain tells him to do things that other people don't need to do: checking his locker again and again, counting cracks in ceilings, and always needing to finish a song, for starters. He is a talented drummer, a math genius, and he knows everything about rock and roll. Yet, he knows his problems have the power to hurt his family and make him fail at school. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: West 44 Books, an imprint of Enslow Publishing 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RUSSloman, Steven A.
Summary: "Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 SLOWestenberg, Katie
Summary: "Leaning on Scripture, scientific studies of memory, and the power of a renewed mind, Bible teacher and blogger Katie Westenberg equips you to focus on what truly matters. You'll discover practical, real-world tools to help you apply the hope of his Word and live out a focused faith in a frenzied world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 WESJakes, T. D.
Summary: "For most of our lives, we are encouraged to trudge along the well-worn paths of those who have come before us. We learn the rules-- in our families, in our schools, in our workplaces, in our churches-- and most of the messages we receive tell us that following the rules will allow us to arrive at the lives we desire. But when change becomes not only desirable but also urgently necessary, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2023