Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Improving Memory and Study Skills Improving Memory and Study Skills Douglas Raybeck,Michael Gruneberg,Douglas Herrmann This text is designed to serve as a primary text for teaching the science of studying to university and other students. Divided into five main sections, 13 chapters deal with: (1) Fundamentals, inclu… OL15175556W
Spark Spark Julie Burstein How did Richard Ford's cat influence his work as a novelist? How is Chuck Close's portraiture driven by his inability to remember faces? What pivotal moment helped Rosanne Cash understand the healing… OL17784376W
Off the charts Off the charts Ann Hulbert Presents an exploration of child genius through the stories of fifteen exceptionally gifted young people, from cybernetics founder Norbert Wiener and chess master Bobby Fischer to movie icon Shirley … OL19735571W
Me, myself, and us Me, myself, and us Brian R. Little "In the past few decades, personality psychology has made considerable progress in raising new questions about human nature-and providing some provocative answers. New scientific research has transfo… OL19988481W
Robert Lowell Robert Lowell Kay R. Jamison "The best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind now gives us a groundbreaking life of one of the major American poets of the twentieth century that is at the same time a fascinating study of the relation… OL20047475W
The do-it-yourself lobotomy The do-it-yourself lobotomy Tom Monahan An Adweek Book Master the techniques that top companies use to spark creativity In today's business environment, gaining the competitive edge through creative and original thinking is a crucial com… OL5974984W
A Whole New Mind A Whole New Mind Daniel H. Pink The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line betwe… OL6016195W