![]() ![]() Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, and that the brain can be trained for greater willpower. ![]() Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health. People who have better control of their attention, emotions, and actions are healthier, happier, have more satisfying relationships, and make more money. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep. Readers will learn: Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. ![]() Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, McGonigal's book explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. ![]() The course was an instant hit and spawned the hugely successful "Psychology Today" blog with the same name. Committed to sharing what the scientific community already knew about self-control, McGonigal created a course called "The Science of Willpower" for Stanford University's Continuing Studies Program. The first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.Īfter years of watching her students struggling with their choices, health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., realized that much of what people believe about willpower is actually sabotaging their success. ![]()
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A Russian Jewish immigrant at the age of 17, she moved by her own efforts from seamstress in a clothing factory to internationally known radical lecturer, writer, editor and friend of the oppressed. ![]() In the eighteen-nineties and for years thereafter, America reverberated with the name of the „notorious Anarchist,” feminist, revolutionist and agitator, Emma Goldman. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sikhs are not something often seen in children's books and this is a wonderfully accessible story for introducing children to other cultures and religions.īottom line: The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh is a book that can be shared across age groups and will grow with your child. Harpreet's move to a new town opens opportunities not only to discuss other feelings, but how life changes and that change isn't always bad. ![]() Don't miss the subtlety of his mother's job prompting a family move. On one hand this is a very simple story: a young boy uses color to express his emotions. 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We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, Baldwin's text is read today as a hopeful perspective on how white and black Americans must work together in order to make their country a better place. ![]() His letter to his nephew foreshadows the final stage of Baldwin’s career, which transferred all hope for a better America to the next generation. He was beginning to realize how much would have to change to improve race relations in the U.S., and how unlikely that change would be, at least in his lifetime. Baldwin wrote the book at a time when his views on race were changing. Baldwin's book consists of two essays: a short letter to Baldwin's nephew, in which he describes the kind of world the boy will have to face as a young black man, and a longer essay discussing Baldwin's evolving thoughts on religion, violence, race, and the possibility for change in America. ![]() The text was originally published in The New Yorker magazine in the form of articles, but the publics' and critics' enthusiastic responses to the text lead it to be published in book form soon after. Buy Study Guide The Fire Next Time, first published in 1963, is James Baldwin's classic collection of essays on the racial tension that shaped America in the mid-twentieth century. ![]() ![]() OL15867504W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 83.89 Pages 182 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:4925080547 Junky (Penguin Essentials) by Burroughs, William S (2012) Paperback. 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Hinton’s writing style is so simple and elegant that it can be a little hard, at first, to realise the complexity of everything she’s writing about. In actual fact, once I sat back after reading it (I read it on a long trip on the train so had plenty of time to process it afterwards) I realised that there was a lot happening and that the novel brings up a lot of important issues regarding family, class, masculinity, violence and adolescence. ![]() What I mean by this is that not a lot happens in the novel, or at least, because it’s so short, it seems like not a lot happens. It’s one of those stories that are kind of about nothing, but also about everything. But I liked Rumble Fish a lot, and in this review I will attempt to explain why. It covers similar themes of masculinity (and more) as in S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders, which beats out Rumble Fish for me simply because it’s a longer story and you get to spend more time with the characters. It’s powerful and subtle and immensely enjoyable. Rumble Fish is the perfect novella to read in one sitting. ![]() ![]() “…several twists and turns keep the pages flipping. ![]() ![]() … A strong debut from a promising author.” - Publishers Weekly Kimberly Derting is the award-winning, young adult author of The Body Finder, The Pledge, and The Taking, as well as the picture book, Cece Loves Science. “Derting’s first novel demonstrates unusual skill in weaving together contemporary teenage preoccupations with its paranormal plot twist. 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