The Unfragile Mind (Hardback)

Shigehiro Oishi

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK • From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experienceFor many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived ...

Penelope Gardner-Chloros

All about bilingualism, in science and in life: the benefits and controversies, the individual experience, and the social significance.Nearly half the world's people are bilingual, but many have no clear understanding of what—aside from being fluent in more than one language—bilingualism means. This lively introduction by linguist Penelope Gardner-Chloros covers everything a bi...

Dr. Sunita Sah

Why is it so hard to speak up, even when we know something's wrong?This is the definitive book on defiance, a clear-eyed dissection of the forces that silence us, featuring groundbreaking research and legendary stories alongside everyday examples and strategies for how to unleash the power of a "True No."Many of us comply much more than we realize. How many times have you wante...

Laura Huang

From celebrated business school professor and author of Edge, a research-backed framework for honing and harnessing your intuition to make the right decisions and attain greater levels of achievement.What sets the most successful people apart? You may think that the correct answer is hard work (and it's certainly part of it), but in her interviews of the most accomplished indiv...

Shigehiro Oishi

"From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing new book turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience. For many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived in a small mountain town in Japan fo...

Aaisha Alvi

"A brave and lyrical exploration of motherhood and mental health . . . as terrifying as it is riveting." — Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on Fire: My Month of MadnessA powerful exploration of postpartum psychosis and motherhood — and a call to end the stigma and blame.Early motherhood is supposed to be joyous, but for Aaisha Alvi those early days were ruined by t...

Francis, Gavin

«Una maravillosa serie de meditaciones ;clínicas, antropológicas, literarias y profundamente humanas; acerca de sus pacientes y sus enfermedades». HENRY MARSH, autor de Ante todo no hagas daño «Elegante y apasionante... escrito con una gran inquietud intelectual y una profunda humanidad. Con calidez e ingenio, Gavin Francis examina las estrategias del cuerpo para la supervi...

Francis, Gavin

Mantenemos una relación de por vida con nuestro cuerpo, pero para muchos de nosotros sigue siendo territorio desconocido. En Aventuras por el ser humano, el galardonado escritor Gavin Francis guía al lector en un viaje por el paisaje más íntimo de todos: nuestro propio cuerpo. A partir de sus experiencias como médico, Francis combina historias clínicas con reflexiones sobre cóm...

Francis, Gavin

We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique enginee...