Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett reveals a new truth about feelings: your brain doesn't just react to emotions, it actively builds them, changing your reality.
Spinoza's "Ethics" builds a universe from divine first principles, guiding the reader through mind, emotion, and human limitations to reveal a path to freedom and happiness through understanding.
In 1909 New York, Sigmund Freud and his American protégé must unravel the dark subconscious of a city terrorized by a sadistic killer preying on heiresses, all while navigating a conspiracy to discredit the very foundations of psychoanalysis.
Haunted by panic attacks, a girl finds comfort and forbidden love with a mysterious single father whose dark secret threatens her fragile peace and forces an impossible choice.
Haunted by a past of abuse and loss, Pattyn flees her oppressive community to find a new life as a migrant worker, only to discover that outrunning her ghosts is far harder than escaping her family.
This book explores how hormones and neurology shape the female brain, tracing its development from infancy through old age and revealing how biology affects a woman's experiences and perceptions.
A Western philosophy professor spends six years learning Japanese archery, finding that true mastery is not about hitting the target, but about spiritual surrender to achieve Zen.
Sontag's 'Regarding the Pain of Others' examines how constant media images of global suffering affect our empathy, desensitize us, and change our view of war.
Grief-stricken and forty-three, overweight, chain-smoking Smithy Ide embarks on an epic, cross-country bicycle journey to outrun his past and rediscover the brother he was always meant to be.
With his therapist's kind and steady help, a young boy named Dibs, who started out quiet and thought to be different, learns about himself and finds his voice.
Hume's 'Treatise' examines human understanding, showing how our minds create reality, from the idea of cause and effect to the nature of morality, all through observation.
A real-life horse whisperer, from rodeo corrals to royal stables, defies his violent father and old ways, showing a silent language that transforms wild mustangs in minutes and teaches powerful lessons in nonverbal communication for all relationships.
This book is a delightful treasure hunt for the overlooked, everyday joys, reminding us that true happiness often hides in the simple, universally awesome moments of life, like perfectly warm underwear or a string of green lights.
Haunted by a text that may have caused his friends' deaths, a grieving teen must confront his guilt and the victims' families through a series of 'Goodbye Days' that could offer solace or lead to his undoing.
