One-Minute Stress Management: How to Safeguard Your Heart and Your Sanity - In Sixty Seconds a Day

Self-Help

Lewis, Dr. David

Stress Management

RANDOM HOUSE UK

More than a billion people worldwide are overweight and over 600 million are obese. This book examines the social and psychological causes of the obesity pandemic in order to determine why this is, and what we can do. It reveals ground-breaking research into the behavior of corporations that relentlessly promote foods high in sugar, fat and salt, with shockingly similar neurological effects to hard drugs. It considers the prevalence of food cues which stimulate our desire to consume. And it debunks fad diets and drugs, suggesting practical, easily implemented strategies for sustainable weight loss.

Fat Planet: The Obesity Trap and How We Can Escape It

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Leitch, Dr. Margaret

Diets & Weight Loss

Arrow

Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It

"It seemed like a good idea at the time" has been the limp excuse of many a person whose actions later became cause for regret. Although we see ourselves as rational beings, we are far more likely to act according to impulse than logic. Nor is this always a bad thing, David Lewis suggests. Impulse explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern--and occasionally enrich--our lives.
Lewis investigates two kinds of thinking that occur in the brain: one slow and reflective, the other fast but prone to error. In ways we cannot control, our mental tracks switch from the first type to the second, resulting in impulsive actions. This happens in that instant when the eyes of lovers meet, when the hand reaches for a must-have product that the pocketbook can't afford, when "I really shouldn't" have another drink becomes "Oh why not?" In these moments, our rational awareness takes a back seat.
While we inevitably lose self-control on occasion, Lewis says, this can also be desirable, leading to experiences we cherish but would certainly miss if we were always logical. Less about the ideal reasoning we fail to use than the flawed reasoning we manage to get by with, Impulse proves there is more to a healthy mental life than being as coolly calculating as possible.

Psychology & Counseling

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

This book presents the life and work of the painter Terry Frost. It is a rich and diverse mixture of his own thoughts and writings about art and life, the history of his five decades of productive work as a painter, and reflections on the particular qualities of his art.

Terry Frost

Biographies & Memoirs

Lund Humphries

Whether it's falling in love, shopping or overeating, why can't we help acting on impulse? When you make a decision or form an opinion, you think you know why. But you're wrong. The truth is that most of our mental activity actually happens below the level of conscious thought. In this groundbreaking book, Dr David Lewis, director of the cutting-edge research agency Mindlab International, explores this incredible phenomenon. Delving into the mysteries of the 'zombie brain' that each of us possesses, he demonstrates how unconscious neurological processes underpin every aspect of our lives, from whether or not we find someone sexually attractive to how we resist (or give in to) temptation. In the process he shows how finger length is a reliable predictor of risk-taking behaviour, how seeing the logos of fast food chains can make you more impatient, and how holding a warm drink makes you find strangers more likeable. Above all, he reveals the practical applications of this emerging field of research, giving us insights into such diverse areas as child development, anti-social activities like rioting, successful dieting, and even the ways that supermarkets make us spend more. We may not be conscious of our impulses but it is clear that we can no longer afford to be ignorant of them.

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

Random House Books

Our planet is in the grip of an obesity pandemic. More than a billion people worldwide are overweight, and more than 600 million are obese. We live in an obesogenic environment in which it is much easier to get fat than to stay fit. How has this come to be? Who is to blame? What can we do? In Fat Planet, Dr David Lewis and Dr Margaret Leitch examine the social and psychological causes of the obesity pandemic in order to answer these questions. They use groundbreaking research to highlight the behavior of corporations that relentlessly promote foods high in sugar, fat, and salt, and show that these "junk" foods have shockingly similar neurological effects to hard drugs. They consider the prevalence of food cues which unconsciously stimulate our desire to consume. And they debunk the myths of fad diets and slimming pills, suggesting practical, easily implemented strategies for sustainable weight loss. The evidence is clear: our problem with obesity must be addressed or we will face catastrophic consequences. It is not too late to change.

Science has made the leap from the lab to come to a store near you and the effects on us are phenomenal. Corporations in hyper-competition are now using the new mind sciences to analyze how and when we shop, and the hidden triggers that persuade us to consume. From bargains in the Big Apple to the bustling bazaars of Istanbul, from in-store to interactive and online to mobile, neuromarketing pioneer Dr. David Lewis goes behind the scenes of the persuasion industry to reveal the powerful tools and techniques, technologies and psychologies seeking to stimulate us all to buy more often without us consciously realizing it.

The Brain Sell: When Science Meets Shopping

Nicholas Brealey

John Heliker: Drawing on the New Deal marks the rediscovery of a remarkable and largely unknown body of early work by an eminent American artist. Heliker (1909-2000) developed a highly personal and expressive approach to drawing during the WPA years. His early drawings compare to his Social Realist contemporaries Ben Shahn and Philip Evergood. Heliker shared in their political activism and produced many anti-fascist cartoons for The New Masses, some represented here. During WWII and the immediate Postwar years, Heliker earned critical acclaim for his bold experimentations with biomorphic and architectonic abstractions. By the late 1950s and in subsequent decades, his style became more muted, and he achieved a tonalist manner of great poignancy.  Heliker developed a nuanced, impressionistic painting style in response to abstract expressionism—an approach that characterized his mature style. Heliker earned the Prix de Rome, a Guggenheim fellowship, and three Ford Foundation purchase prizes, among other honors, including a full scale retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1968). He was connected with the abstract expressionist Philip Guston, who became a life-long friend. Heliker taught at Columbia University (1947-74) and later at the Art Students League of New York (1975-78).  He co-founded the New York Studio School in 1965 (with fellow artists Philip Guston, Leland Bell and Mercedes Matter). Heliker was also associated with the composers: Carl Ruggles, John Cage, and Lou Harrison. He also created mask design for the dancer and choreographer, Merce Cunningham.

John Heliker: Drawing the New Deal

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Stephen F. Austin University Press

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One-Minute Stress Management: How to Safeguard Your Heart and Your Sanity - In Sixty Seconds a Day

Fat Planet: The Obesity Trap and How We Can Escape It

Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It

Terry Frost

Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It

Fat Planet: The Obesity Trap and How We Can Escape It

The Brain Sell: When Science Meets Shopping

Terry Frost

John Heliker: Drawing the New Deal