A biography of Isaac Newton which challenges the traditionally held portrait of him as the first modern scientist and reveals his interest in alchemy and magic, presenting an alternative view of him as a sorcerer. Originally published in 1997.
Billy Milligan môže byť kýmkoľvek, len nie sebou samým. Tento šokujúci skutočný príbeh muža trpiaceho viacnásobnou poruchou osobnosti inšpiroval seriál s Tomom Hollandom. Billy, ktorý nedokáže kontrolovať svoje činy, je obklopený dvadsiatimi štyrmi rôznymi osobnosťami, ktoré bojujú o nadvládu nad jeho telom. Jeho život sa dramaticky zmení, keď sa prebudí vo väzení po obvinení z únosu a znásilnenia troch žien. V prelomovom súdnom procese bol Billy zbavený obvinenia z dôvodu nepríčetnosti, spôsobenej disociatívnou poruchou identity, čo bolo prvé rozhodnutie tohto druhu v histórii. V jeho mysli žije množstvo alternatívnych identít, vrátane Philipa, drobného podvodníka; Kevina, ktorý predával drogy; Apríla, ktorý chce zabiť Billyho nevlastného otca; a Adalany, hanblivej lesby. Medzi nimi je aj David, osemročný „nositeľ bolesti“, a Učiteľ, ktorý dokáže všetkých zlúčiť. Tento príbeh ponúka hlboký pohľad do zložitosti mysle zmučeného mladíka a jeho desivého rozštiepeného sveta.
Animals in Translation is the culmination of Temple Grandin's extraordinary life's work, drawing upon the latest research, her distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experience of being autistic. With co-author Catherine Johnson, Grandin argues that while 'normal people' convert experience into words and abstractions, animals and autistics process the world as sensory information - specific pictures, sights and sounds. This difference is the key to understanding how animals see, think and feel. As much a revelation about life with autism as it is about life with animals, Animals in Translation explores pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication and learning in a startling book that will change the way you think about animals.
Do týchto siedmich paradoxných príbehov neurologických porúch a kreativity Oliver Sacks vložil nesmiernu empatiu a ľudskosť, vďaka ktorým sú jeho klinické poviedky oceňované na celom svete. Autor úspešnej knihy MUŽ, KTORÝ SI MÝLIL MANŽELKU S KLOBÚKOM čitateľovi otvára zvláštne svety svojich pacientov – umelca, ktorý stratil schopnosť rozoznávať a vidieť farby, chirurga, ktorý dokáže operovať napriek rôznych tikom a začínajúcemu Tourettovmu syndrómu a autistickej profesorky, ktorá má doktorát z prírodných vied, ale je taká fascinovaná komplikovaným svetom ľudských emócií, že sa cíti ako „antropologička na Marse“. Prostredníctvom príbehov týchto výnimočných ľudí, doktor Sacks skúma, ako cítime, vnímame a spomíname a pátra po tom, čo z toho z nás robí vzácne ľudské bytosti.
Je IQ osud? Ani zďaleka nie natoľko, ako si myslíme. Svetovo uznávaný bestseller Daniela Golemana prináša dôkazy, že náš pohľad na ľudskú inteligenciu je príliš zúžený, nevšímame si celý rad významných schopností, ktoré sú nesmierne dôležité pre životný úspech. Dnes je pojem „emocionálna inteligencia“ bežnou súčasťou nášho jazyka. Na základe nových výskumov mozgu a správania Goleman predstavuje faktory, vďaka ktorým sa ľuďom s vysokým IQ v živote nedarí a ľuďom s nižším intelektom sa darí prekvapujúco dobre. Tieto faktory – medzi ne patrí sebauvedomenie, sebadisciplína a empatia – spolu predstavujú iný pohľad na inteligenciu a nie sú to vrodené vlastnosti. Hoci sa emocionálna inteligencia formuje skúsenosťami v detstve, môže sa rozvíjať a posilňovať aj v dospelosti a prinášať okamžité zlepšenia v oblasti zdravia, vzťahov a práce. S novými informáciami, ktoré odrážajú výsledky najnovších výskumov, prináša toto vydanie knihy významnú aktualizáciu teórie emocionálnej inteligencie a odpovede na otázky, ktoré kládli poslucháči Golemanovi počas jeho prednášok po celom svete. Nová kapitola upozorňuje čitateľov na najdôležitejšie zdroje v tejto rýchlo sa rozvíjajúcej oblasti výskumu emocionálnej inteligencie.
The Cobra Event is a chilling fictional narrative that explores the very real threat of biological terrorism. Seventeen-year-old Kate Moran dismisses the onset of a cold but soon experiences violent seizures and a horrific death. Following a similar fate befalling a homeless man, the Centers for Disease Control dispatches pathologist Alice Austen to investigate. She discovers a sinister plot by a man named Archimedes, who aims to unleash a deadly Cobra virus across New York City. As panic spreads, Austen and a secret FBI forensic team work urgently to uncover the terrorist's identity. The narrative's frightening premise is grounded in extensive research, as the author notes that the nonfiction roots of the story run deep. His sources include eyewitnesses familiar with biological weapons installations and experts in strategic bioweapons, though none would speak on the record. Interspersed throughout the novel are nonfiction segments that expose the grim realities of biological weapon development and covert operations in Russia and Iraq. The author conducted three years of research and over 100 interviews with high-level figures in the FBI, military, and scientific community, culminating in a work designed to shock and inform readers.
‘A humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for us.’ Daily Telegraph Oliver Sacks’ compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we understand our own minds. In Musicophilia, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians and everyday people – those struck by affliction, unusual talent and even, in one case, by lightning – to show not only that music occupies more areas of the brain than language does, but also that it can calm and organize, torment and heal. Always wise and compellingly readable, these stories alter our conception of who we are and how we function, and show us an essential part of what it is to be human. ‘Fascinating. Music, as Sacks explains, “can pierce the heart directly”. And this is the truth that he so brilliantly focuses upon – that music saves, consoles and nourishes us’ Daily Mail ‘Irresistible, astonishing and moving’ Spectator ‘Deeply warm and sympathetic’ Guardian
A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, especially "Uncle Tungsten," and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
Joy, sorrow, jealousy and awe - these and other feelings are the stuff of our daily lives. Presumed to be too private for science to explain and not to be essential for comprehending human rationality and understanding, they have largely been ignored. But not by the great seventeenth-century Dutch philosopher Spinoza. And not by Antonio Damasio. In this book Dr. Damasio draws on his innovative research and on his experience with neurological patients to examine how feelings and the emotions that underlie them support the governance of human affairs.
Features two books: "Emotional Intelligence" - It argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, and that our emotions play a role in thought, decision making and individual success; and, "Working with Emotional Intelligence" - demonstrates that emotional intelligence at work matters twice as much as cognitive abilities such as IQ.
Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nationâe(tm)s heart and became the bestselling travel book ever, and was also voted in a BBC poll the book that best represents Britain.Now, to mark the twentieth anniversary of that modern classic, Bryson makes a brand-new journey round Britain to see what has changed. Following (but not too closely) a route he dubs the Bryson Line, from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath, by way of places that many people never get to at all, Bryson sets out to rediscover the wondrously beautiful, magnificently eccentric, endearingly unique country that he thought he knew but doesnâe(tm)t altogether recognize any more. Yet, despite Britainâe(tm)s occasional failings and more or less eternal bewilderments, Bill Bryson is still pleased to call our rainy island home. And not just because of the cream teas, a noble history, and an extra day off at Christmas. Once again, with his matchless homing instinct for the funniest and quirkiest, his unerring eye for the idiotic, the endearing, the ridiculous and the scandalous, Bryson gives us an acute and perceptive insight into all that is best and worst about Britain today.
When Elizabeth Glendinning QC dies of a sudden heart attack while making a desperate phone call to the police, her colleagues and family are devastated and mystified. What was she doing in east London at the time of her death, and what was she trying to tell Inspector Cartwright in her last phone call?
Varietà della vita: Anatomia e fisiologia vegetale
