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Big Ideas The Psychology Book

How do our minds influence the way we behave? How do our bodies and minds work together? Do we have free will?

Exploring and explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories in psychology clearly and simply, The Psychology Book answers these questions and more and is the perfect introduction to the subject. Untangling knotty theories and shedding light on abstract concepts, entries unpack each complex idea with easy-to-follow explanations and eye-catching images.

In this book, you can find:

The history of psychology, from its roots in philosophy to modern studies of autism and psychiatry across all of the key fields of study, from psychotherapy to cognitive psychology and behaviourism. Groundbreaking ideas of great thinkers, from Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung to Noam Chomsky and Daniel Kahneman Information about the key personalities of the 19th and 20th centuries whose work has significantly contributed to our understanding of human behaviour.

With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Psychology Book is part of DK’s award-winning Big Ideas series. The series uses images, tables, fact files, and engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand. Other titles include The Biology Book, The Medicine Book and The Science Book.

Big Ideas The Philosophy Book

Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe.

Explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories of key philosophers in a clear and simple way, The Philosophy Book is the perfect one-stop guide to philosophy and the history of how we think. Untangling knotty theories and shedding light on abstract concepts, entries explore and explain each complex idea with a combination of easy-to-follow explanations and innovative graphics.

Explore the history of philosophy, from ancient Greece and China to today, and find out how theories from over 2,000 years ago are still relevant to our modern lives. Follow the progression of human ideas and meet the world’s most influential philosophers – from Plato and Confucius through René Descartes and Mary Wollstonecraft to Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Judith Butler.

Fully revised and updated, with quirky illustrations, clear explanations, a philosopher directory, and a glossary of key vocabulary, The Philosophy Book is the perfect introduction to a fascinating subject.

Humans

Humans – who are we?

Physically, Homo sapiens is unremarkable in the animal world – a hairless ape. But somehow, in combination, our characteristics make us remarkable. With our dexterity and brain power, we discovered ways of finding food and beating the elements not only in our home on the African savanna, but in every habitat from jungle to Arctic waste. Humans tells the story of our evolution with beautiful illustrations of our seemingly ordinary anatomy alongside colourful, mind-expanding graphics of what we have achieved with it.

This book is:

Shaped and guided by broadcaster and expert in anatomy and archaeology, Professor Alice Roberts written by an international team of experts in many fields of human evolution, including archaeology, palaeontology, anthropology, and cognitive science built from chapters about the evolution of different parts of the body, giving an instant, familiar way in to the topic.

This thought-provoking book presents the latest advances in understanding human evolution, challenging old myths and baked-in misconceptions – all through the lens of the human body. Each chapter tackles a different body part, showing how it has evolved and the role it has played. The story of hands, for instance, begins with the first animals with limbs, which clambered onto land 375 million years ago, but goes on to show how humans use the unique precision and power in their grasping digits – and their ability to teach one another skills – to create ever-more sophisticated technology.

Visually vibrant and rich, this book features not only beautiful illustrations, but also photos of prehistoric art, tools, jewellery, and recreations of all of these made by experimental archaeologists. Humans asks intriguing universal questions about our origins and nature. When did we invent clothes? Did we always form pair bonds? How did prehistoric people cross the ocean? Are we the only animals to become self-aware?

Masala Body

This book is for the parent overwhelmed by conflicting advice. For the person newly diagnosed with diabetes who has been told six contradictory things about maida. And for the twenty-five-year-old who has developed a genuine fear of refined oils and leftover food.

In Masala Lab, Krish Ashok used the principles of everyday science to explain how ingredients become delicious food, ending with a plate of biryani on your table. In Masala Body, he follows that same plate on its remarkable journey through your body.

Backed by rigorous science and written in his trademark witty, accessible style, Krish explains what happens from the very first bite to the final exit, separating evidence from myth along the way. The result is a refreshingly clear guide to how our bodies really process food—and why so much of what we’re told about eating has less to do with health than with fear, misinformation, and marketing.

By the end of this book, you’ll know not just what happens to the food you eat, but how to think clearly about every nutrition claim you encounter.

The Greatness Mindset: Unlock Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: The host of The School of Greatness podcast “gives you the practical tools to achieve true greatness”—at home, at work, and in your community (Dr. Joe Dispenza)!

Discover the mindset shifts you need to reconnect with your purpose, overcome self-doubt, and fulfill your dreams.

Are you living your most authentic life? Are you leaning into your purpose or running away from it? Is this the story you want your future self to tell or do you ache for something more?

Through his breakthrough discoveries, New York Times best-selling author Lewis Howes reveals how you can rewrite your past to propel yourself into a powerful and abundant future. With raw and revealing personal stories, science-backed strategies from industry-leading experts, and step-by-step guidance, you will learn how to:

· Clearly define a Meaningful Mission to enhance your purpose for this season of life
· Identify the root causes of self-doubt and conquer the fears that hold you back
· Transform your mind to end self-sabotaging thoughts to live a rich life
· Manifest your greatness to make the maximum positive impact on those around you

By applying the lessons and strategies found inside The Greatness Mindset, you will be able to design the life of your dreams and begin your journey to greatness.

Awaken Your Highest Self: The Limiting Beliefs That Keep You Stuck—And the Heart Work That Sets You Free

Spiritual guide and host of The Higher Self podcast Danny Morel teaches the powerful shifts that will change your mind, body, heart, and soul forever

Do you ever sense you’re meant for something bigger—more success, love, and fulfillment—but old fears, doubts, and self-sabotaging patterns keep pulling you back the moment a breakthrough nears?

Danny Morel knows this feeling well. After building a $1 billion real estate business and experiencing external success, he suddenly lost his mother, an event that forced him to question everything he had created. Those questions led to a profound awakening that would later spark a global movement rooted in heart-centered living, truth, and spiritual remembrance.

Now, in Awaken Your Highest Self, Danny guides you on a deeply personal journey to discover love, abundance, and inner peace by introducing you to his signature framework: awaken, heal, and transform. With the same calming presence, piercing truth, and fierce love that fuel his live events, Danny helps you break free of limiting beliefs and stories, heal generational wounds, and transform unconscious and energetic patterns, so you can finally step into the life you’re destined to live.

Drawing from relatable moments in his own journey and sharing the same tools, meditations, breathwork practices, and affirmations he’s taught to millions, you’ll learn to unlock unshakable confidence, inner peace, true abundance, real power, and deep love.

Whether you’re ready to start or grow a business, elevate your career, call in true love, experience financial freedom, or improve your health, you’ll learn how to awaken, heal, and transform your life from the inside out.

This is your moment to remember who you truly are and to reclaim the life your soul came here to live.

Success Is a Numbers Game: Achieve Bigger Goals by Changing the Odds

For fans of James Clear, Nassim Taleb, and Malcolm Gladwell: Stop being someone who could succeed and become someone who predictably should succeed by using a revolutionary “probability hacking” framework to increase your odds of success.

Every goal that you’re pursuing has two hidden numbers attached to it—a probability of success and a probability of failure. Whether you’re trying to start a business, run a marathon, get a promotion, earn a pilot’s license, grow a bumper crop of tomatoes, or sign an acting deal, these two percentages are always lurking in the shadows predicting what is going to happen.

But most of us never think about them. We assume our odds are unknowable and unchangeable. This dangerous lie leads millions of people to fail at goals where they were perfectly capable of succeeding. You can choose a smarter path.

In Success is a Numbers Game, you’ll discover:

• A game-changing new way to diagram a goal and deepen your understanding of how likely you are to achieve it.
• A five-step framework for hacking your “success diagram” to dramatically improve your odds of getting the outcome you want. • A simple test for knowing which of your biggest goals to prioritize and which to quit immediately.
• An upgraded approach to decision making that illuminates optimal choices by exposing potential futures.

Developed by award-winning strategy consultant Kyle Austin Young — a writer for Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Psychology Today — this probability hacking framework harnesses tactics that have been battle tested in business, art, education, philanthropy, politics, sports, and more.

In the context of a single goal, Young’s system could be the secret advantage that changes your outcome. Over the course of several goals, it could transform the trajectory of your career. Applied to a lifetime of goals, it can level up your legacy.

Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom

Martial arts legend and international movie star Jet Li distills ten powerful insights from his iconic career, his personal life and philosophies, and his thirty-year Buddhist practice

Jet Li’s story defies legend. Born into extreme hardship, he fought his way to become the youngest national martial arts champion in Chinese history at twelve years old, dominating opponents twice his size. He then became one of the first internationally renowned movie stars from China with films including Once Upon a Time in China, Hero, and Fearless. These films redefined martial arts for the modern world, making him a household name.

But behind the glory lay a deeper battle: a search for meaning beyond fame, fortune, and physical skill. After a near-death encounter in the 2004 tsunami, Li turned inward, deepening his study of Tibetan Buddhism and dedicating his life to philanthropy, though he was at the height of his Hollywood career.

For the very first time, Li shares the ten insights that have guided his life, in which anyone can find wisdom, guidance, and power, including:

• life is movement;
• the secret to self-defense;
• separate the bitterness from the pain;
• be a grandson to the world; and
• learn from everyone.

Li invites readers to share his interior life, to hear untold stories from his martial arts and film career, and to meditate with him on the nature of spiritual awakening. If you look deeply, you can see Li’s life philosophy in many of his movies, and in Beyond Life and Death he fully links his own story and spiritual journey with ten actionable insights that anyone can apply to live a healthy and happy life.

The Courage to Choose Yourself: Transforming Life’s Transitions into Your Greatest Growth

‘This book will rebuild you from the ground up with a confidence that will transform as many areas of your life as you allow.’ – Africa Brooke, author of The Third Perspective

Finding the right path starts with trusting yourself to see it.

Looking back, we instinctively know which choices felt right – and which didn’t. So why is it so difficult to know at the time? At these pivotal moments, our inner voice can be drowned out by limiting beliefs, expectations and emotional wounds.

Intelligent Change co-founder Mimi Ikonn understands life transitions. Since emigrating from Azerbaijan to Canada at 16, she’s navigated marriage, motherhood, divorce and the challenges of building successful business. Learning to thrive through change inspired her to write The Courage to Choose Yourself, a soulful, practical guide to reflection, self-trust and alignment with what we value most.

Mimi combines vulnerable personal stories, practical tools, reflective exercises, and a transformative seven-step framework to help readers navigate change with confidence, clarity and self-belief. You’ll learn how to:

– Uncover your own dreams, rather than other people’s expectations of you
– Build self-trust and alignment with your values
– Move through uncertainty with greater confidence and grace
– Transform fear and self-doubt into resilience
– Live more fully, authentically, and unapologetically as yourself

Because the most important decision you’ll ever make is learning to choose yourself.

The Other Side of Justice: An Insider’s View of Indian Judicial System

A no-holds-barred narrative—perhaps the first of its kind—that brings to life the edifying and not-so-edifying realities of India’s ‘temples of justice’.

In February 1994, Justice S. S. Sodhi was transferred from the Punjab and Haryana High Court following a run-in with the then chief minister of Haryana. Sent to Allahabad in what was widely regarded as a ‘punishment posting’—one many of his contemporaries carefully avoided—he had little inkling of what awaited him.

Once celebrated for its decorum, etiquette and ethical standards, the Allahabad High Court, along with several other courts in Uttar Pradesh, had come under the sway of a belligerent group of lawyers who showed scant respect for the law. These lawyers had acquired the dubious ability to browbeat judges at will. Nor were all the judges entirely above reproach.

Determined to restore order, Justice Sodhi undertook serious efforts to clear the cobwebs and streamline the system. As judge and later chief justice, he navigated the politico-legal labyrinth around him while confronting caste prejudice, challenges to his religion and character, arbitrary judicial diktats, and the low cunning that often masqueraded as legal wisdom. Along the way, he made both friends and enemies—the latter ultimately costing him an elevation to the Supreme Court.

Told with remarkable candour and objectivity, this is Justice Sodhi’s story. A compelling—and at times disturbing—account of the Allahabad High Court, it offers a rare glimpse into the sordid episodes that usually remain hidden on ‘the other side of justice’.

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