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Why We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey
by Alice RobbA science journalist explores the latest research on dreams—how they work, what they&’re for, and how we can reap the benefits. While on a research trip in Peru, science journalist Alice Robb became hooked on lucid dreaming—the uncanny phenomenon in which a sleeping person can realize that they&’re dreaming and even control the dreamed experience. Finding these forays both puzzling and exhilarating, Robb dug deeper into the science of dreams at an extremely opportune moment: just as researchers began to understand why dreams exist. They aren&’t just random events; they have clear purposes. They help us learn and even overcome psychic trauma. Robb draws on fresh and forgotten research, as well as her experience and that of other dream experts, to show why dreams are vital to our emotional and physical health. She explains how we can remember our dreams better—and why we should. She traces the intricate links between dreaming and creativity, and even offers advice on how we can relish the intense adventure of lucid dreaming for ourselves.Why We Dream is both a cutting-edge examination of the meaning and purpose of our nightly visions and a guide to changing our dream lives in order to make our waking lives richer, healthier, and happier.&“Robb offers a welcome antidote to the medicine administered by most sleep gurus.&” —New Yorker
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths—And How We Can Stop!: Understanding, Spotting, And Defeating High-conflict Politicians
by Bill EddyBestselling author, therapist, lawyer, and mediator Bill Eddy describes how dangerous, high-conflict personalities have gained power in governments worldwide—and what citizens can do to keep these people out of office. Democracy is under siege. The reason isn't politics but personalities: too many countries have come under the sway of high-conflict people (HCPs) who have become politicians. Most of these high-conflict politicians have traits of narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial (i.e., sociopathic) personality disorder, or both. This is the first and only guide for identifying and thwarting them. HCPs don't avoid conflict, they thrive on it, widening social divisions and exacerbating international tensions. Eddy, the world's leading authority on high-conflict personalities, explains why they're so seductive and describes the telltale traits that define HCPs—he even includes a helpful list of forty typical HCP behaviors.Drawing on historical examples from Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Nixon to Trump, Maduro, and Putin, Eddy shows how HCPs invent enemies and manufacture phony crises so they can portray themselves as the sole heroic figure who can deal with them, despite their inability to actually solve problems. He describes the best ways to expose HCPs as the charlatans they are, reply to their empty and misleading promises, and find genuine leaders to support. Eddy brings his deep psychotherapeutic experience to bear on a previously unidentified phenomena that presents a real threat to the world.
Why We Fight: One Man's Search for Meaning Inside the Ring
by Josh RosenblattBefore he was one of the most well-known yoga teachers in North America and an international hip hop artist, MC YOGI was a juvenile delinquent who was kicked out of three schools, sent to live at a group home for at-risk youth, arrested for vandalism, and caught up in a world of drugs,chaos and carelessness.At eighteen, fate brought him to his first yoga class. After discovering yoga, MC YOGI devoted himself to the practice. From traveling to India to study with gurus to living and learning with many American yoga masters, MC YOGI soaked in the knowledge that would revolutionize his entire life and put him on the path to healing, wholeness, and peace.Through technicolor stories of graffiti and guns, mystics and musicians, love, loss, and finding his soul’s purpose, MC YOGI’s journey is saturated in spiritual wisdom, illuminating the potential for transformation within us all.
Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your Anger for Positive Change
by Ryan MartinThis is THE book on anger, the first book to explain exactly why we get mad, what anger really is - and how to cope with and use it. Often confused with hostility and violence, anger is fundamentally different from these aggressive behaviours and in fact can be a healthy and powerful force in our lives.What is anger? Who is allowed to be angry? How can we manage our anger? How can we use it? It might seem like a day doesn't go by without some troubling explosion of anger, whether we're shouting at the kids, or the TV, or the driver ahead who's slowing us down. In this book, the first of its kind, Dr. Ryan Martin draws on 20 years plus of research, as well as his own childhood experience of an angry parent, to take an all-round view on this often-challenging emotion. It explains exactly what anger is, why we get angry, how our anger hurts us as well as those around us, and how we can manage our anger and even channel it into positive change. It also explores how race and gender shape society's perceptions of who is allowed to get angry. Dr. Martin offers questionnaires, emotion logs, control techniques and many other tools to help readers understand better what pushes their buttons and what to do with angry feelings when they arise. It shows how to differentiate good anger from bad anger, and reframe anger from being a necessarily problematic experience in our lives to being a fuel that energizes us to solve problems, release our creativity and confront injustice.
Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion
by Daniel Goleman Tsoknyi RinpocheA practical and soul-stirring guide to meditation that offers a much-needed antidote to the forces of stress that overwhelm so many of us—from the New York Times bestselling author of the &“thoughtfully written, persuasive&” (USA TODAY) Emotional Intelligence and renowned meditation teacher, Tsoknyi Rinpoche.We all experience negative emotions from time to time. But in a world with as much frenzy and pressure as ours, it&’s incredibly easy for these same emotions to become destructive. Now, by blending Eastern tradition with Western science, Why We Meditate effortlessly helps you embrace and understand meditation as never before. With accessible and eye-opening advice based on groundbreaking neuroscience, this guidebook helps you not only break free from negative patterns of thought and behavior but radically embrace your very being. Revolutionize your health, relationships, and soul with this book that is perfect for both serious meditators and those new to the practice.
Why We Read: Quotations for Book Lovers
by Ellen SurreyA beautiful keepsake extolling the magic of books.A collection of illustrated quotations—astute, profound, witty, and sweet—on the magic of books. Whether you were devoted to reading as a child or have discovered a new love for books as an adult, Why We Read reminds us what a power and privilege it is to read. Seventy-five quotations from writers and thinkers, such as Jane Austen, Carl Sagan, Margaret Atwood, Roald Dahl, Jorge Luis Borges, and Annie Dillard, celebrate this noble pursuit. Colorful illustrations by Ellen Surrey brightly interpret their words and create a lovely keepsake.
Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters
by Charan RanganathMemory is far more than a record of the past—in this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world's top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from learning and decision-making to trauma and healing, and helps us take control of our unconscious mind to live happier, more deliberate lives.A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In short, the memory is not what we think it is—a repository of the past that we tap into as we wish. It is actually a highly transformative power, active at all times, that shapes our present in often secretive and sometimes destructive ways. We are in many ways creatures of memory and only when we understand the mechanisms of memory can we truly understand ourselves and our motivations, and use our knowledge of those mechanisms to our advantage while avoiding their pitfalls. Why We Remember teaches the principles behind memory storage and retrieval and explains how our memories are always changing. It reveals how these processes affect what we think we know about ourselves and how we make decisions. It shows that the real power of psychotherapy isn't to remember what happened, but to change our interpretations of those events, so we can heal and grow. Memory is designed to be selective, meaningful and malleable. When we understand how memory works, we can cut through the clutter and remember the things we want to remember. We can not only remember more—we can remember better.
Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters
by Charan Ranganath PhDNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world&’s top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing.A BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR: Financial Times, Smithsonian Magazine, The Telegraph, Waterstones,The Times, Marie Claire, Greater Good Magazine, Bookshop.org"Why We Remember offers a radically new and engaging explanation of how and why we remember." —Dr. Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep"Prominent neuroscientist and Guggenheim Fellow Charan Ranganath guides us through the science of our memories with incredible insight and clear science. He combines fascinating tales of the peculiarities of memory with practical, actionable steps. Not only will every reader remember better afterward, they&’ll also never forget this life-changing book.&” —Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of Maladies and GeneA new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember, pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath radically reframes the way we think about the everyday act of remembering. Combining accessible language with cutting-edge research, he reveals the surprising ways our brains record the past and how we use that information to understand who we are in the present, and to imagine and plan for the future.Memory, Dr. Ranganath shows, is a highly transformative force that shapes how we experience the world in often invisible and sometimes destructive ways. Knowing this can help us with daily remembering tasks, like finding our keys, and with the challenge of memory loss as we age. What&’s more, when we work with the brain&’s ability to learn and reinterpret past events, we can heal trauma, shed our biases, learn faster, and grow in self-awareness.Including fascinating studies and examples from pop culture, and drawing on Ranganath&’s life as a scientist, father, and child of immigrants, Why We Remember is a captivating read that unveils the hidden role memory plays throughout our lives. When we understand its power-- and its quirks--we can cut through the clutter and remember the things we want to remember. We can make freer choices and plan a happier future.
Why We Travel: 100 Reasons to See the World
by Patricia SchultzFrom the author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, a rallying cry to get off the couch and out into the world. WHY WE TRAVEL is filled with personal stories and anecdotes, quotes that inspire, and reasons to motivate–plus images so lush you can&’t wait to be there. For years Patricia Schultz has been telling us where to travel, and we love listening. Now, in telling us why to travel, she reveals what makes her such a compelling guide and what makes travel such a richly rewarding experience. There&’s the time she was on safari in Zambia yet found her most lasting memory in a classroom of five-year-olds. The comedy of mishaps that she and friends endured on a canal trip through southern France—and how it brought them together in an unexpected way. She quotes favorite authors and luminaries on the importance of travel and, in a series of memorable aphorisms, gets to the essence of why to travel. And gives us a few travel hacks, too. Travel is, as the writer Pico Iyer says, the thing that causes us to &“stay up late, follow impulse, and find ourselves as wide open as when we are in love.&” Why We Travel is all about rekindling that feeling. Just book a ticket, pack a bag, and dive headlong into an adventure.
Why Weight?: A Workbook for Ending Compulsive Eating
by Geneen RothPut an end to bingeing and dieting-forever!With the publication of her ground-breaking books, Feeding the Hungry Heart, and Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating, Geneen Roth has helped hundred of thousands of people win their battle against the destructive binge-diet cycle. Now this remarkable companion workbook shows compulsive eaters-in a constructive, non-judgmental way-how to stop using food as a substitute for handling difficult emotions or situations . . . and how to enjoy eating and still lose weight naturally. By using the liberating exercises and techniques developed by Geneen Roth in her highly succesful Breaking Free® workshops, dieters, who've tried every conceivable diet-losing weight again and again, only to gain it back-and bingers, who are harming their health, can learn wholesome, beneficial ways to achieve their goals. This proven program offers reassuring guidlines on:* Letting food become a source of pleasure rather than anxiety* Kicking the scale-watching the habit-forever!* Recognizing the difference between physical and emotional hungers* Learning to say no* Listening to, and trusting, your body's hunger and fullness signals* Distinguishing forbidden foods from those you truly want* Uncovering the conflicts that stand between your desire to lose weight and your urge to eat compulsively* Discovering other pleasures besides food
Why Won't He Commit?: How a Man Decides to Make You “The One”
by Paula GroomsLove men the way need to experience love and desire, so you can get the love and life-long commitment you deserve!Coach Paula Grooms' entertaining book provides an enlightening and easy way to relate to how men view women, experience them, commit and make their life-long bonds.Why Won't He Commit? will entertain, guide and allow you to:Know why love is not enough for a man to decide to commit!Relate to how men actually love and commit via an experience you have had yourself!Learn the one thing you must do to inspire a man's love and devotion for the long-term!Test your relationship to know if your man is ready and able to commit to you, or not!Understand why time is not a factor in a man committing, no matter his love for you! "This book should be required reading for every woman in a relationship." Cheri C., New York, NY "I feel like I finally have useful information about men that actually makes sense." Christine M., Fort Worth, TX
Why Woo-Woo Works: The Surprising Science Behind Meditation, Reiki, Crystals, and Other Alternative Practices
by David R. HamiltonWhy should we meditate? How can crystals heal the mind and body? Why is visualization so powerful - and so effective?Alternative therapies, healing modalities, and spiritual practices are often referred to as 'woo-woo,' - but many of these approaches are actually supported by compelling scientific evidence.In this dynamic and thought-provoking book, David R. Hamilton PhD dives deeper into the true nature of consciousness and presents the cutting-edge research behind energy healing, crystals, meditation, and more.You'll discover:· The science behind some of today's most popular alternative practices· How your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs have healing power· The benefits of nature and a holistic approach to healing· A fascinating link between consciousness and human connection· The relationship between suppressed emotions and diseaseThe ideas behind some of these holistic therapies have been around for millennia - but now we have scientific evidence demonstrating how they can contribute to physical, emotional, and energetic healing too.It's time to embrace the truth: That woo-woo really does work.
Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It: The Results-Only Revolution
by Jody Thompson Cali ResslerDo you hate cramming all of your errands into the weekend? Do you resent having to beg permission to watch your kid's weekday soccer game? <P><P>Are you tired of seeing people who aren't very good at their jobs get promoted because they arrive early and stay late? There's got to be a better way--and there is! Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson show that everyone benefits when we change the focus from hours to outcomes. It's just that our traditional definition of work--Monday through Friday, nine to five--doesn't make sense in the always-on global economy. So, Ressler and Thompson created the Results-Only Work Environment. In a ROWE, you control when, where, and how long you work. As long as you meet your objectives, the way you spend your time is entirely up to you. Suddenly, work isn't a place you go, it's a thing you do. In a ROWE, there are no mandatory meetings or fixed schedules. You stop doing any activity that wastes time, and no one criticizes you for "leaving early" or "coming in late." If you do your best work at midnight or on Sundays, go for it! ROWE sounds like a fantasy, but Ressler and Thompson have already made it a reality at Best Buy, a Fortune 100 company. They have proven that ROWE not only makes employees happier but also delivers better results. And now the authors are helping companies implement ROWE nationwide. Infused with passion and common sense, Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It will change the way you think about your job, your company, and your quality of life. Read it and join the revolution!
Why Worry?: Stop Coping and Start Living
by Kathryn TristanKnock fear out of the driver's seat and take control of your own life through simple, proven strategies. There always seems to be plenty to worry about, and worry we do--from nagging concerns to full-blown anxiety. It's time to stop worrying and instead create a more peaceful, powerful, and purposeful life. Kathryn Tristan's hands-on, solution-oriented book empowers you to break free from constant fear, worry, and anxiety. She shows how to eliminate automatic doomsday thinking and take back control of your own life. This no-nonsense approach draws from a variety of disciplines to offer a comprehensive guide for rewiring your brain that includes restructuring how you think, easy relaxation exercises, simple lifestyle changes, and transformative spiritual practices. Through personal anecdotes and inspiring true stories, including self-assessment quizzes and the latest science, you'll discover the secrets to a worry-free existence, including how to: * recognize and eliminate inner trash talk and negative thinking; * create outlook makeovers to slash stress and worry; * master sure-fire worry busters; * and discover calm during chaos.
Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships
by Tim Clinton Gary SibcyIn this transformational book, the authors have used ground-breaking research to develop four primary patterns of relating to one another that shed light on our actions--and how we can learn to love and be loved even better.
Why Your Life Sucks
by Alan CohenThe in-your-face, no-hype guide to getting happy… Your life sucks if… • You routinely make someone or something more important than you • The life you are living on the outside doesn’t match who you are on the inside • You say yes when you mean no • You try to fix other people • You’ve forgotten to enjoy the ride When your life sucks, it’s a wake-up call. Now self-help guru and bestselling author Alan Cohen invites you to answer that call, change your course, and enjoy the life you were meant to live. In ten compelling chapters, Cohen shows you how to stop wasting your energy on people and things that deaden you–and use it for things you love. With great humor, great examples, and exhilarating directness,Why Your Life Sucksdoesn’t just spell out the ways in which you undermine your power, purpose, and creativity–it shows you how to reverse the damage. Here is an encouraging but loud-and-clear reminder that in every moment we generate our own experience by the choices we make, and that today is the best day to begin your new life. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Why Your Weirdness Is Wonderful
by Laurie WallinWhat if who you are right now is exactly who God meant you to be? What if the weirdest, most annoying things about you are actually--for a purpose? Often we lament about how we relate to God and to the world. We over-think things, worry too much, put things off, argue too much, talk too much, or any number of other griefs. We fight who we are and beg God to make us different. But what if our greatest strength, biggest gift, and most potential is hidden in the very thing we seek to hide from the rest of the world: our weirdness? In Why Your Weirdness Is Wonderful, author and certified life coach Laurie Wallin reveals strategies for anyone struggling to find a calling or to find and live their dream. It teaches us to stop fighting ourselves and start following God, not just in spite of, but by embracing our "weirdness.
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers,Third Edition
by Robert M. SapolskyThis edition features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress and provides essential guidance to controlling our stress responses.
Why hire a personal trainer: Discover the advantages of hiring a trainer
by Pílula DigitalWhen you DECIDE to hire a personal trainer, you may FEEL a little overwhelmed at first. You are TRUSTING them to completely overhaul your lifestyle and help TRANSFORM you into a stronger, HEALTHIER person. It's normal to be anxious when taking such a MAJOR step. Thus, it would help if you had an IDEA of what to expect. It's not easy asking someone to HELP you change for the better. As humans, we are creatures of habit. But sometimes, it's IMPORTANT to take a step back and pay attention to those habits, as they aren't as good as they could be. RECOGNIZING your flaws and DEVELOPING motivation for changing them is the REASON why hiring a personal trainer can be FUNDAMENTAL to your success. Personal trainers have an OUTSIDE VIEW, and thanks to their KNOWLEDGE and set of SKILLS, they can adjust trivial things to CAUSE an impact bigger than you suppose. Remember, they are healthcare professionals, and their ADVICE is usually BASED on scientific research and proven theories.
Why is Mommy's Tummy So Big? Questions Children Ask About the Facts of Life
by Mary AtkinsonWhy is Mommy's tummy getting so big? Why can't I remember being born? Why do babies cry so much? Why do boys and girls look different? Why do some children grow up faster than others? Why does my big brother like girls? Why does Dad shave his face? Why do grown-ups kiss for so long?
Why the Gospel?: Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose
by Matthew W. BatesWe know what the gospel is—but do we know why it is? As Christians, we often ask what the gospel is, when we should be asking why it is. Matthew W. Bates has previously demonstrated that the &“good news&” of the gospel is that Jesus is King. But in his latest book, he explores God&’s intentions: why has God issued this royal proclamation? And what role can it play in our everyday lives? As Bates observes, we find the answer in a simple but challenging realization: &“I am a horrible king of my own life.&” With examples from Scripture, literature, and personal experience, Bates explains what pledging allegiance to Jesus as ruler of our lives looks like. Living authentically according to God&’s reign conforms humanity to the image of Jesus and extends his glory and honor to all creation. Perfect for church studies, evangelism, or personal spiritual reading, Why the Gospel? invites readers to consider how we can transform our lives and communities through loyalty and devotion to King Jesus. The book includes questions to guide discussion.
Why, God, Why? How to Be Delivered from Confusion: How to Be Delivered from Confusion
by Joyce MeyerA guide to letting go of the question "Why?" and trust in God's plan for you.
Why, God, Why?: What to Do When Life Doesn't Make Sense
by Karen Jensen“Why do bad things happen?” “God, I don’t understand!” Heartbreak and loss happen to us all. On New Year’s Day, at the age of thirty-seven, Karen Jensen’s husband died suddenly in his bed, leaving her alone to raise two grieving boys and pastor a bewildered congregation. Despite her strong faith and love for God, she had some serious questions. Has tragedy shaken the foundation of your life? Have you been blindsided by an event you never expected to face? What should we do when we’re going through the dark places in life? …when we’ve lost everything? …when we’re in pain? …when we’re wondering why? With a mix of sharp insight and warm optimism, Karen skillfully combines experience and scripture to guide you through the land mines of doubt and confusion that come with loss. She then provides solid principles for moving forward past the pain and into a brighter future.
Why? Leader Guide: Making Sense of God's Will (Why?)
by Adam HamiltonWhere is God when tragedy and suffering strike?When the ground shakes, and a poor nation's economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community's hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations; where is God; If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to infest his creation?In Why?, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God's plan for the world, including: God will not take away our free will, even when we use it to grieve him.God will never abandon us, especially in the midst of our suffering.While God is not the author of suffering, God will bring blessing out of tragedy.
Why? Trusting God When You Don't Understand
by Anne Graham LotzUsing the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus from Jon 11, Mrs. Lotz gives us reasons to trust God when nothing else makes sense.