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“daniel j levitin”

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  • I Heard There Was a Secret Chord

    Music as Medicine

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLERNeuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin reveals how the deep connections between music and the human brain can be harnessed for healing.**Music is perhaps one of humanity’s oldest medicines as well as its most universal: from China to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and pre-colonial South America, cultures have ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Organized Mind

    Thinking Straight In The Age Of Information Overload

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    The information age is drowning us in an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more—and faster—decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average person reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, missing appointments, and feeling worn out by the effort required just to keep up.But somehow some people become quite accomplished ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • This Is Your Brain on Music

    The Science of a Human Obsession

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain.Taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin poses that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Successful Aging

    A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNATIONAL BESTSELLERSILVER MEDALIST for the 2022 Axiom Business Book Award for Success/Motivation/CoachingSHORTLISTED for the 2021 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book AwardAuthor of the iconic bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age, why we should think ... Read more

    Was $13.99 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    I Heard There Was a Secret Chord

    Music as Medicine

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    Narrated by Daniel J. Levitin ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 17 min

    Music is one of humanity’s oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind.In his latest work, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) explores ... Read more

    $5.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • A Field Guide to Lies

    Critical Thinking with Statistics and the Scientific Method

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    **Winner of the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-FictionWinner of the 2017 National Business Book AwardShortlisted for the 2016/2017 Donner Prize**From the bestselling author of The Organized Mind, the must-have book about how to analyze who and what to trust in the age of information overload.It's becoming harder to separate the wheat from the digital chaff. How do we distinguish misinformation, ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $11.99 CAD

  • The World in Six Songs

    How The Musical Brain Created Human Nature

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    Daniel Levitin showcases his daring theory of “six songs,” illuminating how the brain evolved to play and listen to music in six fundamental forms—for knowledge, friendship, ceremony, joy, comfort, and love. Blending cutting-edge scientific findings with his own sometimes hilarious experiences as a musician and music-industry professional, Levitin’s sweeping study also incorporates wisdom gleaned ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    The Organized Mind

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    Narrated by Luke Daniels ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 19 min

    New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details.The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more—and faster—decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Musical Human

    A History of Life on Earth – A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'

    by Michael Spitzer ...
    Narrated by Daniel Levitin ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 18 min

    Bloomsbury presents The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer, read by Daniel Levitin."Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music." —Daniel LevitinA colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species.165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm.66 million years ago was the first melody.40 ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    This Is Your Brain on Music

    The Science of a Human Obsession

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    Narrated by Edward Herrmann ...

    Abridged

    6 hours 10 min

    What can music teach us about the brain? What can the brain teach us about music? And what can both teach us about ourselves?In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin (The World in Six Songs and The Organized Mind) explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain. ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    I Heard There Was a Secret Chord

    Music as Medicine

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    Narrated by Daniel J. Levitin ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 13 min

    **NATIONAL BESTSELLERNeuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin reveals how the deep connections between music and the human brain can be harnessed for healing.**Music is perhaps one of humanity’s oldest medicines as well as its most universal: from China to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and pre-colonial South America, cultures have ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    This Is Your Brain on Music

    The Science of a Human Obsession

    by Daniel J. Levitin ...
    Narrated by Daniel J. Levitin ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 46 min

    Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life—even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of music itself, This Is Your Brain on Music unravels a ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook