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Happiness: A Cross-cultural Lexicon Of Well-being (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
by Tim LomasA concise and engaging exploration of how we understand happiness.What does it mean to feel happiness? As a state of mind, it&’s elusive. As a concept—despite the plethora of pop psychology books on the subject—it&’s poorly understood. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psychologist Tim Lomas offers a concise and engaging overview of our current understanding of happiness. Lomas explains that although the field of positive psychology, which focuses on happiness, emerged only in the last twenty-five years, interest in the meaning of happiness goes back several millennia. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, from philosophy and sociology to economics and anthropology, Lomas offers an expansive vision of what happiness means, exploring a significant range of experiential territory. After considering such related concepts as wellbeing and flourishing, Lomas traces ideas of happiness from the ancient Buddhist notions of sukha and nirvana through Aristotle&’s distinction between hedonic and eudaemonic happiness to today&’s therapeutic and scientific approaches. He discusses current academic perspectives, looking at the breadth of happiness research across disciplines; examines the mechanics of happiness—the physiological, psychological, phenomenological, and sociocultural processes that make up happiness; explores the factors that influence happiness, both individual and social; and discusses the cultivation of happiness.
Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Major Medical Breakthroughs in the Twentieth Century
by Morton A. MeyersHappy Accidents is a fascinating, entertaining, and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the twentieth century. What do penicillin, chemotherapy drugs, X-rays, Valium, the Pap smear, and Viagra have in common? They were each discovered accidentally, stumbled upon in the search for something else. In the 1990s, Pfizer had high hopes for a new drug that would boost blood flow to the heart. As they conducted trials on angina sufferers, researchers noted a startling effect: while the drug did not affect blood flow to the heart, it did affect blood flow elsewhere! Now over six million American men have taken Viagra in their lifetime.Winston Churchill once said, "Men occasionally stumble across the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened." Within the scientific community, a certain stigma is attached to chance discovery because it is wrongly seen as pure luck. Happy accidents certainly happen every day, but it takes intelligence, insight, and creativity to recognize a "Eureka, I found what I wasn't looking for!" moment and know what to do next. In discussing medical breakthroughs, Dr. Morton Meyers makes a cogent, highly engaging argument for a more creative, rather than purely linear, approach to science. And it may just save our lives!
Happy Brain: Where Happiness Comes From, And Why
by Dean BurnettNeuroscientist Dean Burnett dives into the squishy science and bubbly feelings of what happiness means. The pursuit of happiness is one of the most common and enduring quests of human life. It’s what drives us to get a job, fall in love, watch stand-up comedy, go to therapy, have questionable obsessions, and come home at the end of the day. But where does happiness come from, and why do we need it so much? Is lasting, permanent happiness possible—or should it be? And what does any of this have to do with the brain? In this delightful sequel to Idiot Brain, Dean Burnett explores these questions from a neuroscientific perspective. He combines the latest research and theories about how the brain works with interviews and contributions from relevant individuals, such as relationship experts, psychology professors, comedy writers, celebrities, millionaire gurus, and pretty much anyone else involved in bringing about happiness in others. Distinguished by Burnett’s signature wit and curiosity, Happy Brain elucidates our understanding of what happiness actually is, where it comes from, and what exactly is going on in our brains when we’re in a cheery state. Humorous and enlightening, Happy Brain explores a fascinating aspect of modern neuroscience and, in the process, reveals something about what it means to be human.
Happy Paws: A Branches Book (Layla and the Bots #1)
by Vicky FangMeet rock star Layla and her team of Bots!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Layla and the Bots are in an awesome rock band! They also use problem-solving and creativity to build cool inventions. When a local amusement park is in danger of shutting down, Layla knows just how to bring in the crowds... build an amusement park for DOGS! But will cool doggie rides like the Rub-a-Dub Mud Slide and the Tummy Rubbing Machine be enough to keep the park open? With full-color artwork on every page and speech bubbles throughout, this early chapter book series brings kid-friendly STEAM topics to young readers!
Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac
by David HerzbergValium. Paxil. Prozac. Prescribed by the millions each year, these medications have been hailed as wonder drugs and vilified as numbing and addictive crutches. Where did this "blockbuster drug" phenomenon come from? What factors led to the mass acceptance of tranquilizers and antidepressants? And how has their widespread use affected American culture? David Herzberg addresses these questions by tracing the rise of psychiatric medicines, from Miltown in the 1950s to Valium in the 1970s to Prozac in the 1990s. The result is more than a story of doctors and patients. From bare-knuckled marketing campaigns to political activism by feminists and antidrug warriors, the fate of psychopharmacology has been intimately wrapped up in the broader currents of modern American history. Beginning with the emergence of a medical marketplace for psychoactive drugs in the postwar consumer culture, Herzberg traces how "happy pills" became embroiled in Cold War gender battles and the explosive politics of the "war against drugs"—and how feminists brought the two issues together in a dramatic campaign against Valium addiction in the 1970s. A final look at antidepressants shows that even the Prozac phenomenon owed as much to commerce and culture as to scientific wizardry.With a barrage of "ask your doctor about" advertisements competing for attention with shocking news of drug company malfeasance, Happy Pills is an invaluable look at how the commercialization of medicine has transformed American culture since the end of World War II.
Happy Tails Lodge: A QUIX Book (Fort Builders Inc. #2)
by Dee RomitoThe enterprising kids of Fort Builders, Inc., are at it again. This time, the friends use their creativity and construction know-how to build a pet palace in the second story in the fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series that&’s perfect for emerging readers!Jax and his twin sisters are getting kittens! The new four-legged members of the family will be coming home any day. And Fort Builders, Inc., has a new project…pet forts! Together, they know they can come up with the purr-fect hangout for the tiny felines. But they hit a major snag in their testing phase. None of the forts they test out is quite right. Can the team manage to build the best pet palace imaginable in time for the kittens&’ arrival?
Happy Town
by Greg van EekhoutStay calm and remain HAPPY. Help is on the way. Perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Jennifer L. Holm, this adventure-packed middle grade story, set in a world not too far from our own, follows a family that moves to a remote company town that seems perfect on the surface....Keegan knows there’s something off about Happy Town.The isolated, high-tech company town is too perfect—with a dome keeping out bad weather and self-driving vehicles rumbling throughout the town delivering residents to work and school. Still, Keegan is excited to grow his art skills at Happy Town’s ultra-modern middle school, even if he has less time to see his mom and stepdad because of their new jobs.But when the two become obsessed with working and eating Happy Corp Meat Cramwich (the Microwaveable Sandwich Crammed with Meat) and Keegan gets sentenced to Mandatory Work Opportunities for refusing to follow Happy Town’s shady rules, he discovers a dangerous glitch in the system that’s turning the town’s happy residents into zombies. Carnivorous, meat-craving, literal zombies. With his new friends Gloriana and Tank by his side, he’ll need to find a way to destroy Happy Town’s happy system—before there’s nothing left.
Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications
by Malika Auvray Christian DuriezThe two-volume set LNCS 8618 and 8619 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference EuroHaptics 2014, held in Versailles, France, in June 2014. The 118 papers (36 oral presentations and 82 poster presentations) presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 183 submissions. Furthermore, 27 demos were exhibited, each of them resulting in a short paper included in the volumes. These proceedings reflect the multidisciplinary nature of EuroHaptics and cover topics such as human-computer interaction, human-robot interactions, neuroscience, perception and psychophysics, biomechanics and motor control, modelling and simulation; and a broad range of applications in medicine, rehabilitation, art, and design.
Harcourt Science 5th Grade
by Marjorie Frank Barbara Ten Brink Michael J. Bell Gerald H. Krockover Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van Deman Michael A. DispezioHarcourt Science Jaguar covers Science in three categories life science, earth science and physical science. It provides review and test preparation at the end of each chapter.
Harcourt Ciencias (Grade #1)
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. Krockover Mozell P. Lang Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van DemanSpanish Science Textbook.
Harcourt Ciencias (Grade #2)
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. Krockover Mozell P. Lang Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van DemanSpanish textbook that teaches Science.
Harcourt Ciencias (Grade #3)
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. Krockover Mozell P. Lang Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van DemanScience textbook in Spanish.
Harcourt Ciencias (Grade #4)
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. Krockover Mozell P. Lang Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van DemanA Science Spanish textbook
Harcourt Ciencias (Grade #5)
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. Krockover Mozell P. Lang Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van DemanA Spanish Science textbook
Harcourt Ciencias (Grade #5)
by Lucy Daniel Joanne Vasquez Jay Hackett Richard Moyer Prentice Baptiste Pamele StrykerSpanish Science Textbook
Harcourt School Publishers Science: Reading Support and Homework (Grade #5)
by Harcourt School PublishersWith this book you can look forward to an exciting year of discovery. Your textbook has many features that can help you learn science this year.
Harcourt School Publishers: Science Georgia (GA Spotlight/Performance Standard)
by Harcourt School PublishersHarcourt School Publishers Science Georgia: GA Spotlight/Performance Standard Student Edition Science 09 Grade 5, contains students activities and learning resources to help the students learn about Science throughout their learning experience.
Harcourt Science
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. Krockover Mozell P. Lang Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van DemanThis book of Harcourt Science includes topics on Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and How Scientists Work.
Harcourt Science
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. Krockover Mozell P. Lang Joyce C. Mcleod Carol J. Valenta Barry A. Van DemanThis book comprises units titled Life Science, Earth Science and Physical Science. The contents of the book include topics on Processes or Living Things, System and Interactions in Nature, Process that change the Earth, The Solar System and Beyond, Building Blocks of Matter, Energy and Motion. Science Hand Book, Health Hand Book, Glossary and Index are additional features.
Harcourt Science
by Marjorie Slavick Frank Robert M. Jones Gerald H. KrockoverNIMAC-sourced textbook
Harcourt Science
by Harcourt School Publishers StaffLife science textbook that introduces children to the scientific method
Harcourt Science (Grade #2)
by HarcourtThis book broadly covers life science, earth science and physical science.
Harcourt Science (Grade #2)
by Harcourt BraceThe world is made up of living things and nonliving things. All living things grow and change. They need food, water, and air. Things that are not alive are nonliving. They do not need food, water, and air.