Advances in physics, chemistry and other natural sciences have given us extraordinary control over our world. But today the balance of power in the sciences is changing, as research on the brain and mind has produced important breakthroughs in our understanding of ourselves and of our environment. As a result, funding and researchers are pouring into the field of neuroscience. The Brain Supremacy is a lucid and rational guide to this exciting new world. Using recent examples from scientific research and from the popular media, it explores the science behind the hype, revealing how techniques like fMRI actually work and what claims about using them for mindreading really mean. Kathleen Taylor presents the implications of this amazingly powerful new research clearly and entertainingly. Science has already altered how we behave. Soon it will be able to change who we are. For the first time, we may be able to cure devastating diseases, take a pill to boost our own intelligence, and much more. Looking to this exhilarating but also troubling future, Taylor sets current neuroscience in its social and ethical context, as an increasingly important influence on how all of us live our lives. What will the new science mean for us, as individuals, consumers, parents, and citizens? Should we be excited, or alarmed, by the remarkable promises we read about in the media--promises of drugs that can boost our brain power, ever more subtle marketing techniques, even machines that can read minds? What is the neuroscience behind these claims, and how do scientists look inside living human brains to get their astonishing results?An illuminating account of both cutting-edge neuroscience and the future of this field, The Brain Supremacy offers an eye-opening look at the astonishing power of science to affect our lives.

Product Description:  A warm and appealing collection of 100 easy-to-prepare recipes, illustrated with striking folk art and laced with thoughtful reflection on how the actions that describe cooking (stirring, folding, measuring, blending) also reflect the processes of our lives...read more

Product Description: Working with Bengali mentors, especially his close friend A. B. Ghose, Sir John Woodroffe became the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon, famous for his tantric studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known for The Serpent Power, the book which introduced 'Kundalini Yoga' to the western world, Avalon turned the image of Tantra around, from that of a despised magical and orgiastic cult into a refined philosophy which greatly enhanced the prestige of Hindu thought to later generations of westerners...read more

Product Description: Make a pretty heart-shaped bag and matching hat, and a whole jaunty wardrobe of mittens, scarves, and hat & scarf sets―all in warm and lovely felted knits. Knitwear designer Kathleen Taylor makes felting accessible for all skill levels...read more

Product Description: Socks are wonderful to knit: small and portable, you can tuck them into your bag and take them anywhere. Hand knitted socks are long-lasting and unique, they can be made by beginners and by people who can knit in their sleep. These fabulous lace patterns will inspire you, and tickle your knitting fancy along with your feet...read more

Product Description: See how simple Fair Isle knitting can be with five beautiful patterns for kid-size knits. Make a simple sleeveless dress, a jaunty matching hat, an adorable sweater and knit pants set, and a pretty cardigan―all in lovely, unique Fair Isle patterns...read more

Product Description: See how simple Fair Isle knitting can be with seven patterns for a cold weather wardrobe of hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves. If you’ve never knitted Fair Isle before, but consider yourself a fairly handy knitter, the patterns in Fair Isle Hats, Scarves, Mittens & Gloves are for you! Detailed schematics and a special section on Fair Isle Basics makes trying Fair Isle absolutely fearless for first timers and seasoned knitters alike...read more

Product Description: Socks are wonderful to knit: small and portable, you can tuck them into your bag and take them anywhere. Hand knitted socks are long-lasting and unique, they can be made by beginners and by people who can knit in their sleep. These fabulous colorful patterns will inspire you, and tickle your knitting fancy along with your feet...read more

Product Description: A story as told by a father to a daughter and now I'm sharing it with you! This tale is based on a true story about a young Navy photographer and a puppy who left their prints in our hearts forever!

Explaining how to transform a variety of knitted objects into durable and beautiful felt items, a companion volume to Knit One, Felt Two introduces more than thirty creative projects that range from cabled handbags and stylish beaded hats to appliquéd mittens and decorative ornaments. Original.

Product Description: Beginning and veteran knitters alike can learn how to produce homemade self-patterning yarns with this easy, step-by-step guide. Instructions are provided for choosing materials and equipment, skeining and preparing yarn, and painting and dyeing the yarn--all with materials that are found in most grocery and craft stores...read more

Presents step-by-step instructions and twenty-five patterns to create a variety of hats, bags, slippers, and mittens.

Product Description: Working with Bengali mentors, especially his close friend A. B. Ghose, Sir John Woodroffe became the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon, famous for his tantric studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known for The Serpent Power, the book which introduced 'Kundalini Yoga' to the western world, Avalon turned the image of Tantra around, from that of a despised magical and orgiastic cult into a refined philosophy which greatly enhanced the prestige of Hindu thought to later generations of westerners...read more

When a young Swedish member of a traveling choral group seemingly commits suicide in her cafe, leaving behind a disturbing note, occasional sleuth Tory Bauer must delve into the mystery when her cousin by marriage, Reverend Clay Deibert, is mentioned in the suicide note and a body is found in his closet. Original.

On New Year's Eve in Delphi, South Dakota, local waitress and amateur sleuth Tory Bauer investigates the slaying of visiting lothario Ian O'Hara, but her determination to solve the case could lead Tory into a much-too-close encounter with a killer who would do anything to keep from being caught. Original.

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Sassy waitress and amateur sleuth takes on greedy relatives, old secrets, and a killer when a mysterious old man, the long-estranged husband of the cook at the Delphi Cafe, turns up dead in the diner's restroom on Halloween. Original.

Waitress-turned-investigator extraordinaire Tory Bauer must discover if her roommate Delphine's overly possessive boyfriend played a part the murder of a handsome Mormon missionary, with whom Delphine had been flirting, before she becomes the next victim. Original.