Описание: Written for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) sufferers yet useful for anyone wishing make better use of their time, this book is abundant with effective strategies for combating problems related to inattention, procrastination, disorganization, mismanagement of time, and poor planning. It begins by carefully explaining the neurologic underpinnings of ADHD and focusing on specific executive functions--the brain-based processes that assist in planning, initiating, and carrying out tasks to complete projects. Then using exercises designed to identify areas that need addressing, it aims to "tune up" these executive functions for maximum productivity. In contrast to many books on ADHD, which can have good ideas but lack practical ways to apply them in everyday life, this guide includes specific recommendations for improving distractibility, working memory, attention, organization, time management, and response inhibition deficits. With strategies based in the science of how the ADHD brain processes information, this reference bridges the gap between knowledge and action.
Sixteen blunt and unconventional essays about writing and the writing business from the former manager of the Australian Writer`s Marketplace.
Автор: Barnard Jodi, Tranter Mike Название: A Million Things To Ask A Neuroscientist: The brain made easy ISBN: 0578861690 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578861692 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An easy way to learn about the brain. The most interesting questions you have about the brain are finally answered.◆ How are memories created?◆ Do men and women have different brains?◆ What are dreams and why do we have them? This book makes the brain fun and easy to enjoy. Anyone who is curious about what really goes on in that mushy pink thing inside their head will enjoy this guide to the brain and neuroscience. Join neuroscientist Mike Tranter PhD as he explains the brain in his unique and funny style. He answers questions that were submitted by the public, and the best part is, no scientific background is needed whatsoever. Includes a chapter describing some of the strange mysteries about the brain, and a behind the scenes look at how cutting-edge neuroscience research will change the future. Learn about your brain today.
Автор: Badre, David Название: On task ISBN: 0691234701 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691234700 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 2691.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Two sisters, four nights, one city.April, 1941. Belfast has escaped the worst of the war - so far. Over the next two months, its going to be destroyed from above, so that people will say, in horror, My God, Belfast is finished.Many wont make it through, and no one who does will remain unchanged.Following the lives of sisters Emma and Audrey - one engaged to be married, the other in a secret relationship with another woman - as they try to survive the horrors of the four nights of bombing which were the Belfast Blitz, These Days is a timeless and heart-breaking novel about living under duress, about family, and about how we try to stay
Автор: Badre David Название: On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done ISBN: 0691218870 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691218878 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4131.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание:
A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions--and how this shapes our everyday lives
From making a cup of coffee to buying a house to changing the world around them, humans are uniquely able to execute necessary actions. How do we do it? Or in other words, how do our brains get things done? In On Task, cognitive neuroscientist David Badre presents the first authoritative introduction to the neuroscience of cognitive control--the remarkable ways that our brains devise sophisticated actions to achieve our goals. Drawing on cutting-edge research, vivid clinical case studies, and examples from daily life, On Task offers an eye-opening investigation into the brain's critical role in human behavior.
Описание: Becoming a Powerhouse Librarian: How to Get Things Done Right the First Time will help you recognize and implement specific behaviors and actions to successfully drive projects forward, institute new services or revamp old ones, and establish key relationships both inside and outside of the library. It features practical tips for each topic area.
Why can't I start what I put my mind too? Where does the time go? Seems like you never have enough. Wouldn't it be nice to add an extra 6 to 8 hours to your day?
There're so many things to do yet you can't get started. Everyone knows doing work that's not important can't fill the gap for what really needs to be done. Top performers know this. They know that if they spend time on non-essential busy work, they'll never be successful.
If you're one of the thousands of people who wish they could start what they put their mind too, the answer is simple. You need to adjust your habits, put your focus where it counts. In this book, I'll show you how to do that. Inside, I'll teach you to figure out which tasks are worthy of attention, and how to focus on actions that clearly move you forward.
This book will be your guide to:
Gain a new perspective on old useless habits and ineffective patterns
Discover new, useful ways to become extremely productive fast
Learn the roles of motivation, willpower, and self-discipline in your success
Audit your daily activities and assess your weekly goals to free up time
Unlock the power of "time chunking" and learn to leverage your peak energy
Reveal the secret of Parkinson's Law and use it to propel yourself forward
Master your ability to dial in your focus and eliminate silly distractions
When you order this book, you make a decision to regain control of your life. No longer will you let hours slip by doing tasks that don't matter. Instead, you take action and become productive accomplishing more in one month than in the past year. Discover little pockets of time hidden in places you didn't notice before.
Stop doubting yourself and take action now. Inside, I'll show you how to identify time leaks that waste away your day and how to put your focus where it really counts.
It IS possible to add hours back to your day. It starts with a decision to create change. When you're ready to turn procrastination into productivity, scroll up and order this book today.
Автор: Frith Chris, Holladay J. Sherry, Meehan Tom, Название: Making Up the Mind ISBN: 1405160225 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405160223 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4110.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Written by one of the world`s leading neuroscientists, Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world.
Автор: Badre David Название: On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done ISBN: 0691175551 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691175553 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions--and how this shapes our everyday lives
Why is it hard to text and drive at the same time? How do you resist eating that extra piece of cake? Why does staring at a tax form feel mentally exhausting? Why can your child expertly fix the computer and yet still forget to put on a coat? From making a cup of coffee to buying a house to changing the world around them, humans are uniquely able to execute necessary actions. How do we do it? Or in other words, how do our brains get things done? In On Task, cognitive neuroscientist David Badre presents the first authoritative introduction to the neuroscience of cognitive control--the remarkable ways that our brains devise sophisticated actions to achieve our goals. We barely notice this routine part of our lives. Yet, cognitive control, also known as executive function, is an astonishing phenomenon that has a profound impact on our well-being.
Drawing on cutting-edge research, vivid clinical case studies, and examples from daily life, Badre sheds light on the evolution and inner workings of cognitive control. He examines issues from multitasking and willpower to habitual errors and bad decision making, as well as what happens as our brains develop in childhood and change as we age--and what happens when cognitive control breaks down. Ultimately, Badre shows that cognitive control affects just about everything we do.
A revelatory look at how billions of neurons collectively translate abstract ideas into concrete plans, On Task offers an eye-opening investigation into the brain's critical role in human behavior.
Описание: Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation including Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, William Burroughs and many others, continue to resonate through the world's cultures to this day, including numerous annual festivals, conferences, multiple major motion pictures and never-ending allusions in songs.
One of Jack & the Beats biggest and most direct influences was on the Merry Pranksters, and their house-band the Grateful Dead.
Pretty much all the members of the group and all the original Merry Pranksters weigh in here on the matter, giving explicit credit to, in particular, the book "On The Road" and the person of Neal Cassady as changing their lives.
The title piece includes accounts and observations by Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Robert Hunter, Paul Krassner, Ken Babbs, Dennis McNally, Robert Stone, Sterling Lord (both Kerouac & Kesey's literary agent) and Paul Foster, plus new interviews with Wavy Gravy, Mountain Girl, George Walker, Anonymous, Roy Sebern, Mary Microgram & Kesey biographer Robert Faggen.
Original Prankster George "Hardly Visible" Walker wrote both an Introduction and a colorful remembrance of his many years & Adventures with Neal Cassady - the unique American hero who drove both Kerouac's car and Kesey's bus.
Also featured in this "Lonesome Traveller"-like collection are Adventure Tales set at: - the historic Beat Shindig put on by The Beat Museum in San Francisco in 2015; - three premieres of the movie "On The Road" - in London, Toronto and New York; - the annual Lowell Celebrates Kerouac festival; - the Kesey Bus and nouveau Pranksters at Yasgur's farm during a Woodstock anniversary; - Prankster "Family Reunions" that are still blazing to this day; - a typical current Beat show at The Bitter End in New York City; - a magic moment with Phil Lesh at his Terrapin Crossroads club in San Rafael; - and lots of other electric time-travels.
The book also has 60 photographs illuminating all of these different Adventure Tales.
This is a follow-up to the author's previous book, "The Hitchhiker's Guide To Jack Kerouac" - written in the same voice and published in the same style - taking the story Furthur. "Hitchhiker's" was about the largest gathering of Beats and company ever staged - Boulder 1982 - with Ginsberg, Burroughs, Holmes, Corso, Abbie Hoffman, Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey, George Walker, Ken Babbs, and the Grateful Dead playing three shows at Red Rocks in the middle of it.
These collected stories and essays take that Adventure into the 21st century with many of the same characters still weaving magic in the present day.Including - including author Brian Hassett, and original Merry Prankster George Walker, touring the continent performing live Kerouac & Cassady shows at festivals, museums, clubs, bookstores & libraries.
The presence of the Beats in the Pranksters has been a part of their mindset since before Neal Cassady ever pulled up unannounced and unexplained in Ken Kesey's driveway on Perry Lane in 1962. But no one has ever written about the connection until now.
To a man and a woman, the living Pranksters were eager to talk about it, and those who have sadly left us, left behind some colorful insights into the connection, and how one grew out of the other in the fertile garden of San Francisco.
The only time Kerouac ever met Kesey - which was also the last time Jack & Neal ever saw each other - was a party in Manhattan in June 1964. This book has the largest collection of firsthand accounts of that historic event ever assembled in print.
There are some Pranksterish Beat stories . . . and some Beat-infused Prankster adventures.This is those worlds merged into one - each alive in the other.
The book is both scholarly and fun. It's printed in a large font so it's easy to read. And it moves as fast as Cassady drove.
Описание: This is the only book written about "the Woodstock of the Beats" - the historic 1982 Kerouac SuperSummit in Boulder where, as John Clellon Holmes put it, "more of us were together than had ever been together in one place at one time before." And nothing on this scale ever happened again. Featuring scenes, anecdotes and transcribed conversations with the likes of Holmes, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, William Burroughs, Herbert Huncke, Kens Kesey & Babbs, Michael McClure, Carolyn Cassady, Edie Kerouac, Abbie Hoffman, Paul Krassner, Al Aronowitz and many others, the book is a fast-paced storytelling adventure straight through the heart of Beatlandia. Hitchhiking tales from a 3,500 mile journey, life among the Beats, and "following your dreams to the living rooms of your heroes" are some of the happenings in this On The Road "Almost Famous" with literary rock stars - from the debauched to the brilliant. Readers will learn what the whole "Kerouac thing" is all about - why he's so popular and has lasted so long - as reflected through the eyes of myriad people from famous novelists to students, filmmakers to poets, his lovers to his critics. The book also features the most extensive exploration in print of the connection between the Beats and The Grateful Dead. No other band in history has as close a relationship to particularly Kerouac and Neal Cassady as The Grateful Dead, or who more embodied the On The Road ethos that those two personified. In fact, it was the band who largely funded this historic gathering and scheduled their summer Red Rocks shows to be a part of - to which, of course, the reader is taken. Besides all the living Beats, there is also a significant focus on Ken Kesey - including many transcribed conversations - about his relationship with Kerouac's writing, Cassady's persona, The Bus's legacy and the importance of family. Plus, there's Abbie Hoffman and Timothy Leary in major supporting roles - each with very different reactions from those in attendance. Told as a first-person Adventure Story by an enthusiastic 21-year-old show producer, the narrative is both youthful in its wide-eyed sense of discovery, while balanced with decades of scholarship and perspective. Not only was the book meticulously fact-checked, but each section was run by the person who appears in it, or their estate if they've passed. This event took place at a time when Kerouac was at such a low ebb not even "On The Road" was in most bookstores. This gathering marked the biggest turnaround in his career other than the release of his defining novel. From here on out - and with the direct help of those in attendance - there would be a steady ascension of Kerouac's standing in both the public and literary worlds. The book has been described as "funny and informative" - two words that usually don't go together. Life-long Beat readers will learn much they didn't know before - but there are a lot of scholarly works that will achieve that end. What sets this apart is it's an entertaining, page-turning, light-hearted, Prankster-rich, playful romp in the land of words and ideas. And a funny thing is - it's actually a love story. You'll see.The book is printed in a large easy-to-read font, is extremely fast-paced, and comes with a rich "Dessert" offering tributes to both those still living and those who have passed, as well as details on the five different documentaries shot at the summit. The book also features 60 photographs of the various participants and activities, and an Introduction by Neal & Carolyn Cassady's only son, John Allen Cassady (who was named after Kerouac and Ginsberg).
