O sociopatech jsme zvyklí přemýšlet jako o násilnících, ale v Sociopatovi odvedle nám Martha Stoutová, psycholožka z Harvardu, odhaluje, že šokující čtyři procenta běžné populace – tedy jeden člověk z pětadvaceti – trpí často nerozpoznanou duševní poruchou, jejíž hlavní symptom je absence svědomí. Jsou ...
Kniha o odvaze a ostražitosti, detektivní román, jehož děj sahá od časů první republiky do současnosti. O tajemství, které se nesmí dostat do rukou mocným. O tom, jak krutou daň si může vybrat na těch, kteří je střeží… Zároveň hořké vyprávění, kam až může dojít někdo, kdo se dá do služeb komunistické ...
Love''s Executioner offers us the humane and extraordinary insight of renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom into the lives of ten of his patients - and through them into the minds of us all Why was Saul tormented by three unopened letters from Stockholm? What made Thelma spend her whole life raking over ...
A groundbreaking examination of human perception, reality and the evolutionary schism between the two. Do we see the world as it truly is? In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says no we see what we need in order to survive. Our visual perceptions are not a window ...
The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While ...
The End of Average draws upon the very latest findings in the fields of psychology and sociology to show how, when we focus on individual findings rather than group averages, we are empowered to rethink the world and our place in it. Why don\''t Meyers-Briggs personality tests really work? Why are HR ...
Meetings are a crucial part of all our lives, but too often they go nowhere and waste valuable time. In Six Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono shows how meetings can be transformed to produce quick, decisive results every time. The Six Hats method is a devastatingly simple technique based on the brain\''s ...
''This refreshing, unusual book needs to exist. A culture shift which repositions a single person as someone who is relationship-free, complete, and not lackin….
An expertly crafted work of reportage, memoir, and biography on the subject of loneliness told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, ...
We all play games. The nature of these games depends on both the situation and on who we meet. This book is about the games we play: those patterns of behaviour that reveal hidden feelings and emotions. It shows the underlying motivations behind our relationships and gives you the keys to unlock the ...
Po malých krocích k velkým změnám v profesním i osobním životě. Lidé, kteří se obávají změny, to mají v životě těžké. Životní okolnosti se čas od času mění a spolu s nimi jde ruku v ruce nutnost naší vlastní změny – důvody mohou být osobní, ale i pracovní. Prvním a zásadním momentem je rozhodnutí ke ...
Schönfeldova Učebnice vědecké grafologie pro začátečníky patří k základním dílům české grafologické literatury, ale i ve světovém kontextu patří k nejkvalitnějším. Pro Schönfelda byla grafologie diagnostickou metodou, o jejíž praktické použitelnosti, ale i o možnostech a mezích, se každodenně podstatnou ...
What is great culture made of? How do you get more of it, or turn around a group that needs improving? In The Culture Playbook, Daniel Coyle delivers a field-tested guide for building strong, cohesive, high-performing groups.Coyle, author of the New York Times bestselling The Culture Code, has spent ...
