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Title: THE PSYCHOLOGY BOOK (Paperback Book)

Psychology / History

Author: DK

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA

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Learn about human nature, behavior and how the mind works with The Psychology Book.

Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Psychology in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Psychology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in.

This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Psychology, with:

  • More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in this field of science
  • Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts
  • A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout
  • Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding

The Psychology Book
is the perfect introduction to the science, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you'll discover key concepts by psychologists who have significantly enhanced our understanding of the human mind and behavior. Learn about everyone who's contributed to the big ideas in psychology, incorporating the ideas of today's scientists as well those of the ancient philosophers and pioneers.

Your Psychological Questions, Simply Explained

If you thought it was difficult to learn psychology and its many concepts, The Psychology Book presents the key ideas in a clear layout. Learn about the key personalities of the 19th and 20th centuries whose work has made significant contributions to our understanding of human behavior. Fantastic mind maps and step-by-step summaries explain the line of thought clearly for students of psychology and for anyone with a general interest in understanding the human mind.

The Big Ideas Series

With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Psychology Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.

 

THE QUIET DAMAGE : QANON AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY

Title: THE QUIET DAMAGE : QANON AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY (Hardcover Book)

Social Science / Conspiracy Theories

Author: COOK, JESSELYN

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA

39.99

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The riveting story of QAnon's devastating impact on the American family, grappling with the seductive allure of disinformation, the trauma it causes, and how we might set ourselves free.


The QAnon conspiracy theories - which posit that a nefarious cabal of elites is secretly ruling our society, poisoning our bodies, and harming our children - have come to represent the peculiar mania driven by social media disinformation campaigns and its dire consequences on our politics. But what's often overlooked is the raw destructive power these theories have on the American family. In an age in which partisanship has created deep divides within the home - between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives - the extreme belief structure of QAnon widens those divides into seemingly insurmountable chasms, leaving people lost, confused, and broken. With studies showing that nearly 19% of Americans believe in QAnon-related theories, the true toll of QAnon on our mental and social health is as vast as it is urgent to confront.

In The Quiet Damage, celebrated reporter Jesselyn Cook unfolds the heartbreaking stories of five representative families from couples young and old to rural white parents to urban Black siblings, to show how QAnon shattered bonds once believed unbreakable. Cook paints a portrait of American suffering, of the vulnerabilities that have left people susceptible to outrageous theories promising order and control in a world where both are increasingly in short supply. Charting the arc of each believer's path from their first intersection with QAnon to the depths of their cultish conviction in the theory's promise, to - in some fortunate cases - their rejection of conspiracy thinking and the mending of broken bonds, Cook offers a fascinating look into the psychology of how and why ordinary people come to believe the unbelievable. Her reporting lays bare how we have been taken hostage by grifters who profit from a network built on false hope - and how we might eventually release our loved ones, and ourselves, from their grasp.

At once a riveting account of the American family in crisis and a sociological exploration of the hidden costs of our global crisis of disinformation, The Quiet Damage is profound, brilliantly researched, and beautifully written.

 

THE SECRET LIFE OF FLIES

Title: THE SECRET LIFE OF FLIES (Paperback Book)

Author: MCALISTER , ERICA

Publisher: FIREFLY BOOKS


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THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY GARDEN

Title: THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY GARDEN (Hardcover Book)

Gardening / Organic

Author: RICHARDS, HUW

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA

28.99

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Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency.

Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their self-sufficiency garden in a 10x13m plot, and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow six portions of nutritious veg a day per person following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind. Follow this carefully curated year-round growing plan to yield six portions of veg per person per day, plus batching and preserving recipes!

Whether you are looking for cost-effective ways to put food on the table and feed your family, a fan of Huw's YouTube videos and would like to try out the recipes for yourself or a gardener who would like some guidance on how to grow your own food, this book will be great for you.

With this gardening book, you will be able to:

-Learn about Huw's self-sufficiency ethos, goals, and approaches to growing food
-Create your garden and learn how to build all the growing spaces you will need, such as hotbeds and polytunnels
-Follow month-by-month planting plans with guidance on key tasks throughout the year and different seasons
-Perfect your growing skills with sowing, weeding, watering, and composting.
-Discover useful kitchen tips for meal prep, storage, and preserving ideas along with base recipes so you can make the most of your crops.
-Find recipes for delicious dishes including soup, curry, tray bakes and salads + dressings

Follow Huw Richards and SamCooper's tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year. If you are interested in learning more or want more books by Huw Richards, check out these titles: Veg in One Bed, Grow Food For Free, and The Vegetable Grower's Handbook.

 

THE SUM OF ALL OF US

Title: THE SUM OF ALL OF US (Paperback Book)

Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations

Author: MCGHEE, HEATHER

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER " LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD " One of today's most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone - not just for people of color.

WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD " ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ms. magazine, BookRiot, Library Journal

"This is the book I've been waiting for." - Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist


Look for the author's podcast, The Sum of Us, based on this book!

Heather McGhee's specialty is the American economy - and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out?

McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Maine to Mississippi to California, tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm - the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others. Along the way, she meets white people who confide in her about losing their homes, their dreams, and their shot at better jobs to the toxic mix of American racism and greed. This is the story of how public goods in this country - from parks and pools to functioning schools - have become private luxuries; of how unions collapsed, wages stagnated, and inequality increased; and of how this country, unique among the world's advanced economies, has thwarted universal healthcare.

But in unlikely places of worship and work, McGhee finds proof of what she calls the Solidarity Dividend: the benefits we gain when people come together across race to accomplish what we simply can't do on our own. The Sum of Us is not only a brilliant analysis of how we arrived here but also a heartfelt message, delivered with startling empathy, from a black woman to a multiracial America. It leaves us with a new vision for a future in which we finally realize that life can be more than a zero-sum game.

LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL

 

THE T GUIDE : OUR TRANS EXPERIENCES AND A CELEBRATION OF GENDER EXPRESSION - MAN, WOMAN, NONBINARY, AND BEYOND

Title: THE T GUIDE : OUR TRANS EXPERIENCES AND A CELEBRATION OF GENDER EXPRESSION - MAN, WOMAN, NONBINARY, AND BEYOND (Hardcover Book)

Biography & Autobiography / Gay & Lesbian

Author: GORGEOUS, GIGI

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA


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In this fabulous, fashion-forward guide, transgender icons Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik discuss the ins and outs of being transgender with their honest, hilarious, and GORGEOUS tales of what it means to be true to oneself—and they've picked up a few friends along the way.

Whether you're embarking on your own transgender journey or seeking the knowledge to be the best ally you can be, there is something to be learned from every story they tell.

 

THE TEENAGE GUIDE TO DIGITAL WELLBEING :FIND THE BALANCE TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE

Title: THE TEENAGE GUIDE TO DIGITAL WELLBEING :FIND THE BALANCE TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE (Paperback Book)

Author: GOODIN , TANYA

Publisher: HARPER COLLINS CANADA LTD

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THE TENTH NERVE : A BRAIN SURGEON'S STORIES OF THE PATIENTS WHO CHANGED HIM

Title: THE TENTH NERVE : A BRAIN SURGEON'S STORIES OF THE PATIENTS WHO CHANGED HIM (Paperback Book)

Biography & Autobiography / Medical

Author: HONEY, CHRIS

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA


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Combining a humane perspective, lively anecdotes, and a deep curiosity about the uncharted territories of the human brain, The Tenth Nerve is a richly fascinating memoir that will fill you with wonder.

"The scalpel can only go so deep, and technical skill can only take one so far."


In this absorbing narrative, Dr. Chris Honey, an accomplished neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, weaves his personal journey together with case studies that reflect the thrill of scientific discovery and the limitations of medicine. Operating on a terminally ill child amid an Ebola outbreak in Liberia, he questions his preconceptions about what it means to "win" against a disease. Reflecting on his own path into neurosurgery, he brings to life a relatively new, high stakes field of medicine - one that historically demanded emotional detachment and often attracts extreme personalities.

With a compassionate eye, he traces the courage and determination of several patients suffering from mysterious, unrecognized illnesses, and invites us into the operating room with Dr. Honey and his team to witness the extraordinary discovery - involving the tenth cranial nerve - of an entirely new disease and its cure. And, outside the OR, an unusual friendship with a former patient alters his perspective on clinical detachment, and what "quality of life" really means.

Riveting and dramatic, The Tenth Nerve offers a rare window into the world of a pre-eminent neurosurgeon and seven exceptional patients that made him a better doctor.

 

THEY CALLED US EXCEPTIONAL

Title: THEY CALLED US EXCEPTIONAL (Paperback Book)

Author: GUPTA, PRACHI

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA

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THINGS I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TELL YOU

Title: THINGS I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TELL YOU (Hardcover Book)

Author: CLARKSON, ADRIENNE

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA


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