DescriptionThis half-hour radio compilation chronicles one woman's experience of a nervous breakdown. This Peabody Award-winning program blends reality and fantasy - her poetry and music, real and imagined scenes, and interviews with her family and friends. A Jay Allison co-production with Marjorie Van Halterin and Lou Giansante.
DescriptionWhat are the most common barriers to success in relationships and careers? Ineffective listening habits. All too often we underestimate or ignore the importance of listening. But the ability to listen well impacts every facet of our lives. Listen Up will turn you on to the tremendous power inherent in knowing how to listen, and prove that in fact listeners, not speakers, control the flow of communication. With two of America's most experiences listening coaches as your guides, you'll learn to: become a better listener by defining your own unique listening preferences; adapt your speaking style so your listeners will hear you more efficiently; monitor your energy supply to avoid listening burnout; understand the different ways men, women, the young, and the old listen; and give and receive feedback.
DescriptionThis delightful collection of creative essays combines a remarkable mix of science, psychology, personal insight, and passionate stories focused on the chemistry of lasting love. The authors explore a wealth of topics on the subject, including the difference between falling and staying in love; the nature of soul mates; how men and women express their love differently; the creation of meaning in relationships; the roles of passion and libido, and much more. Among the authors are well-known experts such as Patricia Love, Harville Hendrix, and Gary Smalley, all of whom have appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and other television programs.
DescriptionEveryone has had moments when they simply "knew" something. Sometimes we follow these thoughts and other times we ignore them. Most of us learn as young children to suppress these unexplained impulses and use our logical mind to solve problems. According…
DescriptionWhy do so many women drink and eat to excess and then spend their days regretting it? An expert on women and depression explains what can be done to treat and prevent it. Depression is a common and debilitating problem among women, though it rarely occu…
DescriptionDesigned to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in its subject field, Barron's EZ-101 Study Keys gives you a valuable overview of your college-level course. Classroom-style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and textbooks. Psychology covers the themes, keys, terms, and facts to know for your introductory college course. Included are research methods, biopsychology, developmental psychology, learning and motivation, cognition, intelligence and personality, social psychology, a summary history of modern psychology, and much more.
DescriptionEvery night you receive messages from the deepest recesses of your subconscious mind: you dream. But often these messages are cloaked in mysterious symbols and imagery. Only by learning to understand and interpret them can you take full advantage of the knowledge and power hidden within your dreams. This classic work of dream interpretation takes you through the classic Jungian approach to dreaming philosophy and psychology. It includes a simple, clear explanation of the basic concepts of Jungian psychology, the building blocks for his understanding of dreams, a six-step method to interpreting your dreams, and key elements of Jungian dream interpretation, including archetypes, complexes, and the collective unconscious.
DescriptionLearning quickly versus learning well. Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, which was published this year. Both books grew out of articles that first appeared in the magazine. Mr. Gladwell will discuss other works in progress as well.
DescriptionJust as alchemists sought to transform lead into gold, we all have the natural ability to transform moments of confusion and emotional pain into insightful clarity. Lovingly, clearly, Tara Bennett-Goleman shows how most of what troubles us falls into te…
DescriptionIn this first-person account of becoming the FBI's top serial-killer hunter and a member of a religious order in an attempt to discern the true nature of good and evil, Roger L. Depue searches for an understanding of how evil develops. Between Good and…
