The Way Forward

Unlocking the full potential of education demands more than just imparting knowledge. In an ever-changing world, it requires nurturing analytical thinking, curiosity, and self-awareness in every child. By Kathleen Mazor, EdD, MSContributing Writer How do we teach analytical and creative thinking? How do we instill curiosity and a desire for lifelong learning? How do we … Continue reading The Way Forward

Connecting with the Spirit World

Prehistoric Aboriginal painting of Mini Spirits – Wikicommons Many images were likely created as part of a ritual that took place in the caves in which our ancestors re-created and re-worked their out-of-body visions.  By Robert Ornstein, PhD, Sally Mallam, and Doug Keefe, PhDContributing Writers In their book, Art and Human Development, Constance Milbrath and Cynthia Lightfoot cite anthropologist Abbé Henri … Continue reading Connecting with the Spirit World

The Teaching Story

The Sufis have been using carefully constructed stories for teaching purposes for thousands of years as a means of stimulating and stabilizing an expanded consciousness. Though on the surface these often appear to be little more than entertaining fairytales or folktales, they enshrine — in their characters, plots, and imagery — patterns and relationships that … Continue reading The Teaching Story

Mind and Health

Psychosocial factors play a major role in who gets sick, the course of their illness, as well as recovery. By David Sobel, MD, MPHContributing Writer The focus of modern Western medicine has been largely on intervening in the body’s machinery with drugs and surgery. Nonetheless, psychosocial factors play a major role in who gets sick, … Continue reading Mind and Health

Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

by Dr. Dan Ariely Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup? When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we? In this newly revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, we consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable—making us predictably irrational.

On the Origin of Species

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By Charles Darwin The publication of Darwin’s The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought. The volume had taken Darwin more than twenty years to publish, in part because he envisioned the storm of controversy it was certain to unleash. Indeed, selling out its first edition on its first day, The Origin of Species revolutionized science, philosophy, and theology.

The Odyssey

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by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning modern-verse translation. "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy." So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Review hails as "a distinguished achievement."

Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain

by Sandra M. LeFort MN PhDLisa Webster RNKate Lorig DrPHHalsted Holman MDDavid Sobel MD MPHDiana Laurent MPH, Virginia González MPH & Marian Minor PT PhD Chronic pain includes many types of conditions from a variety of causes. This book is designed to help those suffering from chronic pain learn to better manage pain so they can get on with living a satisfying, fulfilling life. This resource stresses four concepts: each person with chronic pain is unique, and there is no one treatment or approach that is right for everybody; there are many things people with chronic pain can do to feel better and become more active and involved in life; with knowledge and experimentation, each individual is the best judge of which self-management tools and techniques are best for him or her; and, the responsibility for managing chronic pain on a daily basis rests with the individual and no one else.

Me and My Memory: Why We Forget Some Things and Remember Others

by Robert Guarino, illustrated by Jeff Jackson This book is the first book in Hoopoe Books' ALL ABOUT ME series. It explores the mystery of our minds and memory: How do we remember? And how do we forget? In it, readers will discover all that scientists and researchers know and explore questions yet to be answered. Readers will begin to notice how their own and other people's memories work. They'll learn to understand why memory is powerful but not perfect and will uncover some strategies for improving memory.

Me and My Feelings: What Emotions Are and How We Can Manage Them

by Robert Guarino, illustrated by Jeff Jackson ME AND MY FEELINGS, the second book in the All About Me Series, explores the mystery of our feelings. What are emotions? How and why do they work the way they do? How can we manage our feelings when we need to? Here readers will discover all that scientists and researchers know about emotions. Once people understand emotions, they will find them easier to manage in themselves and easier to understand in others. The book also introduces some ideas and tricks that can help us do this. Author Robert Guarino has developed many hands-on activities and experiments in the book which are fun and instructive and will help to reinforce these new ideas.