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Brought to you by Penguin. Ever wondered what goes through other people’s minds – their silly questions, their inner anxieties, hopes and dreams? In What We Ask Google, the company's Data Editor Simon Rogers explores insights from the world's biggest dataset: an epic snapshot, two decades...

Brought to you by Penguin. A compelling examination of the contemporary art of self-transformation, from the New York Times bestselling author As obsessed as we are with change, we’re also often wildly suspicious of those who claim to have pulled it off. In You’ve Changed, Benoit...

Brought to you by Penguin. A ground-breaking look at the science of love and connection – and an urgent corrective to some of our most fundamental assumptions about attraction. We’re told that what men and women desire from relationship is different and at odds – he’s looking for novelty...

Most of us want to make a difference. We donate to charity, buy Fairtrade coffee, or try to cut down on our carbon emissions. Rarely do we know if we're really helping, and despite our best intentions, our actions can have ineffective -- and sometimes downright harmful - outcomes. Confronting this problem, William MacAskill developed the concept of effective altruism, a practical, data-driven approach which shows that each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good, given the right information.

A “landmark book” (Robert J. Sternberg, president of the American Psychological Association) by one of the world's preeminent psychologists that proves human behavior is not “hard-wired” but a function of culture."

When did 'good enough' become the same as 'perfect'? Why does society increasingly promote ideals that are completely unrealistic? And what does it mean for all of us that perfectionism is on the rise? In The Perfection Trap, you'll discover what's really driving the rise in perfectionism, its impact on how we learn, work, parent and relate to ourselves and each other. From the personal to the impact on the economy, grounded in over a decade of research and filled with real stories, this timely book reveals how our quest for perfection impacts our health and mental well-being.

Brought to you by Penguin. Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. It's time to fight back Shame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool. When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce...

Libérate de los pensamientos que te atan al pasado y recupera la paz de vivir en el presente. Muchas personas viven atrapadas en recuerdos, decisiones no resueltas, culpas antiguas o nostalgias que condicionan su manera de pensar, sentir y actuar. Creen haber dejado atrás lo vivido, pero siguen reaccionando desde ahí. En El reto de soltar el pasado, Xavier Guix analiza con claridad y rigor cómo la memoria construye la historia que nos contamos sobre nosotros mismos y cómo ciertos episodios, creencias o heridas se convierten en auténticas cárceles interiores.

Chiedersi se siamo felici, se lo siamo stati o se speriamo di poterlo essere, può sembrare un esercizio provvisorio e perfino ingenuo, ma alla fine è l'unica domanda che ha un senso compiuto. Ci sono libri che sfuggono alle rigide classificazioni di critici ed editori, e, parlando al cuore dei lettori, li accompagnano nel percorso spesso difficile e a volte esaltante della vita quotidiana. Crepet scrive il suo libro più importante, un antidoto contro l'omologazione, contro i rischi della tecnocrazia e della violenza sotterranea ed esplicita che percorre i nostri tempi.

»Dein Bauchgefühl irrt nie!« – Klar. Und Einhörner sind die besseren Haustiere. Psychologische Mythen sind allgegenwärtig. Viele wirken plausibel, doch die Forschung zeigt: Darin steckt jede Menge Bullshit. Von »Wir nutzen nur 10 Prozent unseres Gehirns« bis »Mein Ex ist ein krasser...

Why do we believe in the views of a political party or leader? How can we better understand vaccine hesitancy or denial of climate change science? What drives extremist or conspiracist beliefs? This vital and timely new text provides a compelling survey of the science behind how people form...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Attention Seeking written and read by Adam Phillips. 'Everything depends on what, if anything, we find interesting: on what we are encouraged and educated to find interesting, and what we find ourselves being interested in despite ourselves. There is our...

Renowned psychologists describe the most useful insights from social psychology that can help make you "wise": wise about why people behave the way they do, and wise about how to use that knowledge in understanding and influencing the people in your life. When faced with a challenge, we often turn to those we trust for words of wisdom. Friends, relatives, and colleagues - someone with the best advice about how to boost sales, the most useful insights into raising children, or the sharpest take on an ongoing conflict.

There's a ritual of the modern workplace - one you've heard and most likely indulged in yourself. It's the call and response we go through when you ask a workmate how they're doing: "Busy!" "So busy." It is pretty obviously a boast disguised as a complaint. And our simultaneously grim and half...

What It Takes to Heal asserts that the principles of embodiment—the recognition of our body’s sensations and habits, and the beliefs that inform them—are critical to lasting healing and transformation. Hemphill, an expert embodiment practitioner, therapist, and activist, who has partnered with Tarana Burke and Esther Perel, among others, shows us that we don’t have to carry our emotional burdens alone. 

In Like, bestselling author and renowned strategist Martin Reeves and coauthor Bob Goodson—Silicon Valley veteran and participant in the invention of the like button—take listeners along on a fascinating quest to find out what's behind the world's friendliest icon. It's a story that starts out as simply as a thumbs-up cartoon but ends up presenting surprises and new mysteries at every turn, some of them as deep as anthropological history and others as speculative as the AI-charged future.

Wie gut können Sie Menschen wirklich verstehen? Der New York Times Bestseller zeigt es Ihnen! Jeden Tag begegnen wir Menschen – in Gesprächen, auf der Arbeit, in unseren Beziehungen.

Every aspect of human behaviour is part of a story – by understanding the stories, you can understand life itself. Read by the author, Ben Ambridge. 'Fascinating, entertaining and deeply smart' – Will Storr, bestselling author of The Status Game Wars, pandemics, Brexit, Elon Musk, the...

Do you eat too much sugar? What proportion of your country are immigrants? What does it cost to raise a child? How much tax do the rich pay? Are we more ignorant than we used to be? Take a minute to answer these questions. No matter how educated you are, this audiobook suggests you are likely to be very wrong indeed. Informed by exclusive research across 40 countries, conducted by global polling firm Ipsos, The Perils of Perception investigates why we don't know basic facts about the world around us. 

A scientist's exploration into the mysteries of the human mind. Neuroscience studies the brain, but what does science have to say about the mind? A full examination of what we mean by the term "mind" has traditionally been the province of philosophers, but what might neuroscience teach us about it? How does the mind differ from consciousness? And how do we know who we really are?