Codependent No More by Recorded Books $19.99
An expert guide for codependents on how to stop controlling others and start caring for themselves.
On Intelligence by Times Books $25.00
From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines Jeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new understanding of...
Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel $113.25
This is the most authoritative introduction to the brain, its structure, function, development, and control of behavior available today. It presents both a comprehensive summary of the state of the science and a full discussion of historical issues in the study of the brain. Neuroanatomy, cell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms of signaling, and development are thoroughly described in the...
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Picador $22.50
From the distinguished neurologist who is also one of the most remarkable storytellers of our time — an account of his youth, as unexpected and fascinating as his celebrated case histories.What first aroused Sacks’ boundless curiosity?In this wonderful memoir, he evokes, with warmth and wit, his childhood in wartime England. There was the large, scientifically minded family in which his very...
Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain by Heinemann London
Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling by Wiley $60.00
A comprehensive, up-to-date, and user-friendly resourceLearning the Language of Addiction Counseling, Second Edition offers an illuminating view of the clinical, theoretical, and research work that comprises the addiction counseling field. Presenting a pragmatic counseling framework rather than trying to reconcile differing theories, this helpful text gives readers the knowledge and guidance...
Many Roads- One Journey: Moving Beyond the Twelve Steps by Perennial (HarperCollins)
Numb Toes and Aching Soles: Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy (Numb Toes Series) by MedPress $24.95
A comprehensive guide for the millions who have painful and disabling peripheral neuropathy. Covered are causes, symptoms, tests and treatments- both conventional and alternative- and ways of coping day to day. The book is written from a patient's point of view with over 200 patient comments on treatments. There are also special sections for those with diabetic or HIV-related neuropathies (up to...
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind (Canto) by Malcolm Longair $23.99
Roger Penrose's views on the large-scale physics of the Universe, the small-scale world of quantum physics and the physics of the mind are controversial and widely discussed. This book is a fascinating and accessible summary of Roger Penrose's current thinking on those areas of physics in which he feels there are major unresolved problems. It is also a stimulating introduction to the radically...
The Man Who Tasted Shapes (Bradford Books) by The MIT Press $21.95
In 1980, Richard Cytowic was having dinner at a friend's house, when his host exclaimed, "Oh, dear, there aren't enough points on the chicken." With that casual comment began Cytowic's journey into the condition known as synesthesia. The ten people in one million who are synesthetes are born into a world where one sensation (such as sound) conjures up one or more others (such as taste or color)....