"How does the brain-a three-pound wrinkly mass-give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in Psych, his riveting new book about the science of the mind. Psych is an expert and passionate guide to the most intimate aspects of our nature,...

A "video board book" that will expose your child to complex and beautiful music which has been shown to enhance creativity, improve academic achievement, reduce anxiety and heighten mental awareness. Interesting toys, kinetic art and other real-world objects will intrigue your baby visually as classical music arrangements of Bach and sound effects stimulate your baby's mind.

Introduces babies to the parts of the body. Features puppet shows, real images of children and animals, and famous paintings accompanied by classical music.

If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal overturns everything we thought we knew about human intelligence, and asks the question: would humans be better off as narwhals? Or some other, less brainy species? There's a good argument to be made that humans might be a less successful animal species precisely because of our amazing, complex intelligence. All our unique gifts like language, math, and science do not make us happier or more "successful" (evolutionarily...

Laurence Gonzales turns his talent to the topic of how we can best use the lessons of our evolutionary history to overcome the hazards of everyday life. He finds that natural laws profoundly affect our actions, and he reveals the hidden causes and costs of our behavior, whether as individuals or as a species whose decisions may be leading to darker times.

Kaufman, a cognitive psychologist (who was relegated to special education as a child), sets out to show that the way we interpret traditional metrics of intelligence is misguided.His book explores the latest research in genetics and neuroscience, as well as evolutionary, developmental, social, positive, and cognitive psychology, to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of adult success.-- adapted from publisher's description...

Learn about the brain and how it works, discover what intelligence is and how we measure it, the different ways we think, intelligence in other species, computer intelligence, and more.

A temperamental quarterback is given a special "birthday gift" by his teammates--a ravishing young woman. The "birthday gift" is actually a physics teacher who is using the quarterback for her own special project. But before long, this mismatched couple passionately prove that opposites attract.