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  • The Truth about Language

    What It Is and Where It Came From

    by Michael C. Corballis ...
    Evolutionary science has long viewed language as, basically, a fortunate accident—a crossing of wires that happened to be extraordinarily useful, setting humans apart from other animals and onto a trajectory that would see their brains (and the products of those brains) become increasingly complex.But as Michael C. Corballis shows in The Truth about Language, it's time to reconsider those ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Recursive Mind

    The Origins of Human Language, Thought, and Civilization - Updated Edition

    by Michael C. Corballis ...
    A groundbreaking theory of what makes the human mind uniqueThe Recursive Mind challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. In this compelling book, Michael Corballis argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. "I think, therefore I am," is an example of ... Read more

    $30.79 CAD

  • Pieces of Mind

    21 Short Walks Around the Human Brain

    by Michael C. Corballis ...
    Drawing upon various other disciplines—including anthropology, biology, neuroscience, and linguistics—this account offers an up-to-date, broad coverage of psychological topics. Answering questions such as Why do we remember faces but not names? What would be the consequences of cutting a brain in half? and Do human beings really only use 10% of their brains? it also dismisses certain inaccurate ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Psychology of Left and Right

    by Michael C. Corballis, Ivan L. Beale ...
    Series series Psychology Revivals
    Originally published in 1976, this title deals with the problem of how we tell left from right. The authors argue that the ability to tell left from right depends ultimately on a bodily asymmetry, such as preference for one or the other hand, or dominance of one side of the brain. This has implications for child development, reading disability, navigation, art, and culture. ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • From Hand to Mouth

    The Origins of Language

    by Michael C. Corballis ...
    A groundbreaking theory of how language arose from primate gesturesIt is often said that speech is what distinguishes us from other animals. But are we all talk? What if language was bequeathed to us not by word of mouth, but as a hand-me-down?The notion that language evolved not from animal cries but from manual and facial gestures—that, for most of human history, actions have spoken louder than ... Read more

    $48.39 CAD

  • Memory Mechanisms

    A Tribute To G.v. Goddard

    Edited by K. Geoffrey White, Wickliffe C. Abraham, Michael C. Corballis ...
    Presenting the work of researchers who are at the forefront of the study of memory mechanisms, this volume addresses a wide range of topics including: physiological and biophysical studies of synaptic plasticity, neural models of information storage and recall, functional and structural considerations of amnesia in brain-damaged patients, and behavioral studies of animal cognition and memory. The ... Read more

    $126.41 CAD

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    The Festive Season in Victorian England

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    The Brontës' Christmas invites you to step back in time and explore the delights of a Victorian Christmas through the eyes of our most beloved authors.While the Brontë family's celebrations weren't the most exuberant, Victorian society cheerfully embraced the newfound idea of Christmas as a time for feasts, decorations, the exchanging of gifts and parlour games.Through a selection of seasonal ... Read more

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  • Always Take Notes

    Advice from Some of the World's Greatest Writers

    Edited by Simon Akam, Rachel Lloyd ...
    In this compendium of literary wisdom, celebrated authors share insights and anecdotes on the art of turning good stories into bestsellers.Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, hosts of the renowned podcast Always Take Notes, have spent years delving into the lives and minds of literary luminaries. Now they share the most illuminating and unforgettable interview moments, as writers from Irvine Welsh to ... Read more

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  • The Cult of Creativity

    A Surprisingly Recent History

    by Samuel W. Franklin ...
    A New Yorker Best Book of the Year. "A beautifully written and well-documented account of how creativity gained the societal value it has today." —Vlad Glăveanu, author of CreativityCreativity is one of American society's signature values, but the idea that there is such a thing as "creativity"—and that it can be cultivated—is surprisingly recent, entering our everyday speech in the 1950s. As S ... Read more

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  • A Degree in a Book: Economics

    Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book!

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    The Biology of Being Human

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