Resultados para "MIND" en Biografías y memorias

¿Qué sucedería si fueras capaz de mirar dentro de las mentes de toda la población del mundo entero? ¿Qué pasaría si fueras capaz de influir en los más débiles con rumores que solo ellos pudieran ver? Por vez primera, el gran denunciante de Cambridge Analytica cuenta la verdadera historia sobre la extracción de datos y la manipulación psicológica detrás de hechos históricos de gran dimensión, como la elección de Donald Trump o el referéndum del Brexit, conectando Facebook, WikiLeaks, los servicios de inteligencia de Rusia y hackers internacionales de todo el mundo.

The story of one man’s journey to go beyond self awareness and the science of how to actually change your mind. In his groundbreaking, seminal book, visionary leader and transformational teacher David Bayer offers a revolutionary approach to personal growth and spiritual evolution, taking complex concepts from the fields of behavioral psychology, neurophysiology, quantum field theory, and spiritual tradition and distilling them into a powerful, practical, integrative framework for reclaiming personal and emotional sovereignty and having what Bayer calls “a powerful living experience.”

¿Qué matemático elaboró un concepto crucial la noche antes de morir en un duelo? ¿Quién financió sus estudios de matemáticas y medicina a través del juego y del ajedrez? ¿Quién aprendió matemáticas del papel pintado de su pared? Ian Stewart presenta las extraordinarias vidas y los...

John Forbes Nash, Jr., a prodigy and legend by the age of 30, dazzled the mathematical world by solving a series of deep problems deemed "impossible" by other mathematicians. But at the height of his fame, Nash suffered a catastrophic mental breakdown and began a harrowing descent into insanity, resigning his post at MIT, slipping into a series of bizarre delusions, and eventually becoming a dreamy, ghostlike figure at Princeton, scrawling numerological messages on blackboards.

When he was three years old, Tito was diagnosed as severely autistic, but his remarkable mother, Soma, determined that he would overcome the "problem" by teaching him to read and write. The result was that between the ages of eight and eleven he wrote stories and poems of exquisite beauty, which Dr. Oliver Sacks called "amazing and shocking". Their eloquence gave lie to all our assumptions about autism....

Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind was that rare publishing phenomenona mind-changer. Widely consumed by the general public as well as by educators, this influential book laid out Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. In his new book, A Synthesizing Mind, Gardner reflects on his intellectual development and his groundbreaking work, tracing his evolution from bookish child to eager college student to disengaged graduate student to Harvard professor.

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the 20th century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman but proved one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of the structure of DNA. It appears here together with "Mind and Matter", his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times.

Sunday Times bestselling author Christopher Berry-Dee seeks to understand the motivation, the amoral urges and the merciless horror behind Dahmer's inhuman behaviour Sunday Times bestselling author Christopher Berry-Dee is the man who talks to serial killers. A world-renowned investigative...

The definitive, long-awaited, and revelatory intellectual biography of Hannah Arendt, one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century Drawing on newly discovered archival materials and previously overlooked documents—from both Germany, where Hannah Arendt was born to a Jewish family...

Belle Gunness was a farmer, a mother, and a murderer who lured victims to her Indiana farm with promises of love and opportunity. But behind the idyllic rural façade lay a gruesome reality—a farm where dreams were shattered, lives were stolen, and secrets were buried. Dubbed the "Black Widow of La Porte," Belle’s chilling crimes have haunted history for over a century. Whispers from the Murder Farm peels back the layers of this twisted case, exploring Belle’s calculated methods, the psychology behind her crimes, and the failures of law enforcement that allowed her to evade justice.

Bruce Haataja takes listeners inside the mind of addiction—not to glorify it, but to expose it. With raw honesty, he explores the mental battlefield of obsession, self-deception, shame, fear, and the desperate search for silence. This isn't a step-by-step recovery guide. It's a front-row seat to the conversations that happen before every bad decision, every broken promise, and every attempt to escape.

Bloomsbury presents The Age of Genius by A. C. Grayling, read by Gordon Griffin The Age of Genius explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity...

The trial that divided America. Was Patty Hearst guilty? A 90-minute standalone full-cast audiobook. Releasing: Women’s Equality Day — 26 August 2026Fifty years ago, newspaper heiress Patty Hearst entered a San Francisco courtroom accused of armed bank robbery, two years after her dramatic kidnapping by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army. By then, America had already watched one of the strangest public transformations of the decade unfold: a young woman seized by political extremists who later appeared in bank security photographs carrying a rifle alongside them.

Step beyond true crime myths and explore the chilling, evidence-based reality of forensic profiling in the courtroom. Perfect for an engrossing morning commute or a late-night deep dive, this gripping narrative takes you directly into interrogation rooms, prisons, and secure hospitals. Discover...

Linda knew one day she would tell the story of how she overcame what she went through-and it would be someone else's survival guide. She didn't trust too many people until she became close to them as she grew older. Linda takes you on a journey through the ups, the downs, and the topsy-turvy ride being bipolar takes you on. Along this journey, life sometimes gets messy. You'll learn about the "voices" as well as mental illness. Linda recommends attaching yourself to a vision, calling, or purpose only-that's how you keep your power and your peace.

In this “unmissable book” (The Guardian), an internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist explores the psychology of violence and demonstrates the remarkable human capacity for radical empathy, change, and redemption. What drives someone to commit an act of terrible...

Can the mind be explained by what we know about the brain? Is a person’s being determined by their body alone or by their mind and body as separate elements? In this incisive and engaging book, Wilder Penfield, whose work pioneered such research, shares insights into these and other questions, providing an in-depth look at the function of the brain and its relationship to the action of the mind.

In Albert Einstein, Jasmine Dyggan explores the defining breakthroughs and moments that made Einstein an icon—not just of science, but of human intellect and courage. With clarity and depth, this book delves into Einstein’s groundbreaking theories, including special and general relativity, quantum theory, and E=mc², tracing how these radical ideas not only transformed physics but redefined our understanding of reality itself. It also explores the lesser-known dimensions of his legacy—his commitment to human rights, pacifism, and intellectual freedom.

The true story of a Grandfather turning his demons into strength and the methodology he employed.

The Diary of a Curious Mind Volume II continues the subconscious search for purpose in life. As alluded to in the Volume I analysis of Jacob, Esau, and Cain, the pursuit of freedom weaves its way into every journal entry and leads every listener to follow their own imaginative possibilities.