High Minds

What is property, and why does our species have it? In The Property Species, Bart J. Wilson explores how humans acquire, perceive, and know the custom of property and why this might be relevant to understanding how property works in the 21st century. Arguing that neither the sciences nor the humanities synthesizes a full account of property, the book offers a cross-disciplinary compromise that is sure to be controversial: Property is a universal and uniquely human custom.

After a decade of teaching writing and literature at the college level, Gideon Rappaport taught high school English for thirty-two years, during which time he was also teaching adult education classes, working as a theatrical dramaturge, and writing. This volume collects in Part I the chapel talks and speeches he gave at the two high schools at which he taught, in Part II his book and movie reviews, and in Part III other writings, including letters to former students and weblog posts.

Given unprecedented access to La Russa and his team, best-selling journalist Bissinger captures baseball's strategic and emotional essence. We watch from the dugout as La Russa's Cardinals take on their archrivals, the Chicago Cubs, in a thrilling three-game series.

This is no ordinary book about the mental side of golf because what makes this book distinctly unique is that it answers the three questions that have baffled sports psychologists for many years. What is the zone? How do you get there? Why can you play so well when you are there? This knowledge will empower you and automatically take your golf up to another level as you see how easy it is to intentionally put yourself into the zone. Now you know how it all works there will be no more waiting for the magical day to come along because now you will be in control thanks to the ten specifically ...

"100 out of 100. Tim L. Rey turns techno thrillers into up-to-the-minute page-turners. Reading 'Nano Nation' is like watching a great movie!" - Brandon Q. Morris, bestselling author They control what you think. They slip it into every bite. He's the only one who can fight back. In the near-future, where nanotech-infused food silently rewires human minds, most never know their thoughts aren't truly their own. Malek, a former black-ops mercenary, carries something dangerously rare: immunity. While others follow blindly, his mind stays his own—making him the one threat they can't control. ...

Using academic, comprehensive, logical, and, at times, mathematical approaches, The Science of Weird Shit convincingly debunks ESP, communicating with the dead, and alien abduction claims, among other phenomena. All the while, however, French maintains that our belief in such phenomena is neither ridiculous nor trivial; if anything, such claims can tell us a great deal about the human mind if we pay them the attention they are due.

Four rogue assets. A perfect soldier haunted by the faces of his targets. A chameleon who loses herself in her personas. A brilliant chemist addicted to his own enhancements. And a hacker whose photographic memory is glitching, showing her things that aren't there. They are the Facility’s most dangerous weapons, thrust into a desperate mission to stop a global psychic catastrophe known as the Synergy Event. But when the key to the mission turns out to be the stepbrother Nyla swore to protect, the lines between duty and family blur into a single, deadly target.

Brilliantly exploring today's cutting edge brain research, Mind Wide Open allows readers to understand themselves and the people in their lives as never before. Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson describes how the brain works and how its systems connect to the day-to-day realities of individual lives.

"The High School Hypno-Bot: A Tale of Hackers, Cheerleaders, and Mind-Bending Software" follows the entwined lives of two senior-year high school students: Harry Irving, a socially awkward genius with an affinity for programming and coding, and Susan Hart, a popular cheerleader struggling to keep up with her final year mathematics classes. Amidst the typical high school drama, Harry pours his heart and soul into creating a one-of-a-kind software bot, equipped with cutting-edge neurolinguistic and hypnotic enhancements. This groundbreaking app is designed to assist Susan in overcoming her ...

Wie wir das Potenzial unseres Bewusstseins entfesseln – der neue Praxis-Ratgeber von Andreas Schwarz. Die Geschichte, wie Isaac Newton im Garten seines Elternhauses ein Apfel auf den Kopf fiel, kennt jeder. Doch viele wissen nicht, dass neben den physikalischen Naturgesetzen auch geistige Gesetze unser Leben bestimmen und zu jeder Zeit gelten, die man als hermetische Gesetze bezeichnet. Zu diesen Gesetzen zählen beispielsweise das Gesetz der Polarität, der Schöpfung oder der Anziehung.

This e-book is your personal growth and self-esteem guide. This book will help you Build Unbreakable Confidence by showing you how to step out of your comfort zone and live happily. Nobody has the power to control the number of years we get in life, but we all have the power to control the quality of years we get. The purpose of this book is to help you live up to your highest potential with purpose, happiness, and passion. Most people live their lives in fear and hiding because we are so afraid of taking on our fears we choose not to step out of our comfort zone. That is why most people ...

Lacing his vivid narration with poetic interludes, Doig masterfully crafts a remarkable memoir. This House of Sky speaks many truths about family, love, loss, and the landscapes that mold us all.

‘Behaviour Management: How To Achieve Outstanding Classroom Management and Higher Level Behaviour’ is a comprehensive guide which explains not only how teachers can establish and maintain outstanding classroom behaviour but also showing the techniques needed to help students achieve the higher level behaviour (resilience, enthusiasm, learning independently and cooperating to solve problems and help each other progress) now required by Ofsted and school leaders. With lots of practical examples for both primary and secondary teachers, this book is recommended for teachers of all age ...

It is time for an awakening in your life. It is time for you to realize your value and do something bold - unconditionally love yourself. You are a soul who is worthy of love, appreciation, and forgiveness for your faults. Before you can receive those gifts from someone else, you must first give them to yourself. This is what radical self-love is all about. These nightly subliminal affirmations are designed to help you increase your self-acceptance and practice loving yourself unconditionally.

Do you suffer from depression, stress, anxiety, nervousness, panic attacks, or mood swings? Do you feel like crying without any reason? Do you feel helpless or hopeless? Do you feel tired always? Do you feel a void in your life, even though you seem to have all the luxury of life? Are you experiencing insomnia or excess sleep? Do you feel sad most of the time even though there is no external reason to feel that way? Do you feel you have no control over your mind, and it keeps on chattering non-stop, and you can’t seem to slow it down? Do you feel overwhelmed with emotions? If the answer ...

"...a must read book for anyone wanting greater health. It is a must read book for anyone on a spiritual path. It is a must read book for everyone." Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D. Psychiatrist and Best-Selling author of Making Peace With Your Parents. "Healing the Heart, Healing the Body is a marvelous contribution to anyone interested in the connection between spirituality and healing." Marianne Williamson, Best-Selling author of A Return to Love "Healing the Heart, Healing the Body" is one of the greatest books ever written, in my humble opinion! It's glued to my bed-stand!" Dale Fielder, ...

In this eye-opening work, Graziano accessibly explores how this sense of an inner being led to empathy and formed us into social beings. The theory may point the way to engineers for building consciousness artificially. Graziano discusses what a future with artificial consciousness might be like, including both advantages and risks, and what AI might mean for our evolutionary future.

Procrastination is one of the most well-known issues that humans have. For as long as humans have been around, they have been faced with the habit of delaying, avoiding, and procrastinating on different issues. During humans' more productive moments, when they figure out temporarily how to stop procrastinating, they feel satisfied and accomplished. But those moments don't last forever. You need to know that there exists a way to stop the procrastination problem--a cure that will help you have more productive moments than avoiding them.

This life-transforming audiobook will teach you how to reprogram yourself in seven simple steps. The truth is that our daily life is governed by habits, not conscious choices. Fortunately, modern psychological science has discovered step-by-step techniques to change these habits. You analyze them using a specific procedure, tweak a few details, and boom! All of a sudden, you’re excited about going to the gym, and you automatically go to bed earlier, and you’ve given up smoking.

Your mind holds the secret to everything you’ve ever wanted—clarity, confidence, health, success, influence, and peace. Now is the time to unlock it. In this bold modern reimagining of the classic Mind Power: The Secret of Mental Magic by William Walker Atkinson, professional hypnotist and transformation expert Mark Anthony – The Rogue Hypnotist guides you into the hidden mechanisms of the mind—and shows you how to master them. You'll discover how to: Tap into powerful thought currents and mental vibrations Influence others ethically and effortlessly Build a magnetic personality and...