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Quirkology
- The Curious Science of Everyday Lives
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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For over 20 years, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life.
In Quirkology, he navigates the backwaters of human behavior, discovering the telltale signs that give away a liar, the secret science behind speed dating and personal ads, and what a person's sense of humour reveals about the innermost workings of their mind - all along paying tribute to others who have carried out similarly weird and wonderful work.
Wiseman's research has involved secretly observing people as they go about their daily business, conducting unusual experiments in art exhibitions and music concerts, and even staging fake seances in allegedly haunted buildings.
With thousands of research subjects from all over the world, including enamoured couples, unwitting pedestrians, and guileless dinner guests, Wiseman presents a fun, clever, and unexpected picture of the human mind.
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- The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life
- By: Richard Wiseman
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Victorian philosopher William James had a theory about emotion and behavior: It isn’t that our feelings guide our actions (feel happy and you will laugh). On the contrary, it is our actions that guide our emotions (laugh and you will feel happy). This led James to a remarkable conclusion: "If you want a quality, act as if you already have it." Roused by James’s astonishing discovery, renowned psychologist and best-selling author Richard Wiseman confirms James’s principle and shows how the self-help genre has for too long put the cart before the horse in trying to help us take control of our lives.
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great concept; too many studies, not enough....
- By Kris on 11-13-14
By: Richard Wiseman
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59 Seconds
- Think a Little, Change a Lot
- By: Richard Wiseman
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community. Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises that destroy motivation, damage relationships, and reduce creativity: The opposite of everything it promises. Now, in 59 Seconds, he fights back, bringing together the diverse scientific advice that can help you change your life in under a minute.
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Wrong format for this book
- By Paul on 08-29-11
By: Richard Wiseman
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Rip It Up
- By: Richard Wiseman
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Most self-help books encourage you to think differently, to think yourself thin, imagine a richer self or visualize the perfect you. This is difficult, time consuming and often doesn’t work. Drawing on a dazzling array of scientific evidence, psychologist Richard Wiseman presents a radical new insight that turns conventional self-help on its head: simple physical actions represent the quickest, easiest and most powerful way to instantly change how you think and feel.
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Best self help book I've ever read.
- By Darryl Morley on 07-18-17
By: Richard Wiseman
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The Luck Factor
- The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind
- By: Richard Wiseman
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Why do some people lead happy, successful lives whilst others face repeated failure and sadness? Why do some find their perfect partners whilst others stagger from one broken relationship to the next? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst others find themselves trapped in jobs they detest? And can unlucky people do anything to improve their luck - and lives?
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An interesting article expanded into a boring book
- By Euge on 03-07-21
By: Richard Wiseman
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Paranormality
- The Science of the Supernatural
- By: Richard Wiseman
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Professor Richard Wiseman is clear about one thing: paranormal phenomena don't exist. But in the same way that the science of space travel transforms our everyday lives, so research into telepathy, fortune-telling and out of body experiences produces remarkable insights into our brains, behaviour and beliefs.
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great insight into what one believes is paranormal
- By Ony on 07-10-16
By: Richard Wiseman
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Blindsight
- The (Mostly) Hidden Ways Marketing Reshapes Our Brains
- By: Matt Johnson PhD, Prince Ghuman
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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Ever notice that all watch ads show 10:10 as the time? Or that all fast-food restaurants use red or yellow in their logos? Or that certain stores are always having a sale? You may not be aware of these details, yet they’ve been influencing you all along. Every time you purchase, swipe, or click, marketers are able to more accurately predict your behavior. These days, brands know more about you than you know about yourself. Blindsight is here to change that.
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Required Reading!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-11-20
By: Matt Johnson PhD, and others
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The Little Book of Life Skills
- Deal with Dinner, Manage Your Email, Make a Graceful Exit, and 152 Other Expert Tricks
- By: Erin Zammett Ruddy
- Narrated by: Caroline Slaughter
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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With tips from leading experts in every field, The Little Book of Life Skills is the practical guide on how to solve the trickiest tasks in your day and make life a little easier.
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Skills
- By Amazon Customer on 12-02-22
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Lying
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption - even murder and genocide - generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying, bestselling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie.
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"Telling The Truth...
- By Douglas on 11-29-13
By: Sam Harris
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Alchemy
- The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
- By: Rory Sutherland
- Narrated by: Rory Sutherland
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Why is Red Bull so popular, though everyone—everyone!—hates the taste? Humans are, in a word, irrational, basing decisions as much on subtle external signals (that little blue can) as on objective qualities (flavor, price, quality). The surrounding world, meanwhile, is irreducibly complex and random. This means future success can’t be projected on any accounting spreadsheet. To strike gold, you must master the dark art and curious science of conjuring irresistible ideas: alchemy.
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One of the best books I’ve read
- By anon. on 07-23-19
By: Rory Sutherland
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Ultralearning
- Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
- By: Scott H. Young
- Narrated by: Scott H. Young
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Future-proof your career and maximize your competitive advantage by learning the skill necessary to stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way in this essential guide. Scott Young incorporates the latest research about the most effective learning methods and the stories of other ultralearners like himself - among them Ben Franklin, Judit Polgar, and Richard Feynman, as well as a host of others, such as little-known modern polymaths like Nigel Richards who won the World Championship of French Scrabble - without knowing French.
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I Thought I Already Knew Something About Learning
- By Tyler L on 09-08-19
By: Scott H. Young
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Lost Connections
- Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
- By: Johann Hari
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety. What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them?
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Heartfelt, but not convincing
- By Brett on 03-18-18
By: Johann Hari
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Make It Stick
- The Science of Successful Learning
- By: Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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To most of us, learning something 'the hard way' implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head and will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.
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FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW HOW TO LEARN
- By ANDRÉ on 11-22-14
By: Peter C. Brown, and others
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- Liz
- 06-13-18
Loved it!
Witty, entertaining and filled full of must-share facts.
I've read fairly widely in this area of psychology - this book is particularly well done. Great narration and fascinating information makes it a must read
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-20
Enjoy the statistical of quirks
I found the experiments interesting as well as the outcomes. It was interesting to see people and their strange behaviours.
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- Patrick
- 06-19-23
Quirky stories that aren't that interesting
never really sold us on why anyone would study these quirky subjects. extra words
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