Bookshelf

Getting The Most Out of Your Brain

Interests Facts, Figures & Other Anecdotes About Your Brain

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam Kean

A History of the Brain: From Stone Age Surgery to Modern Neuroscience by Andrew P. Wickens

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon

Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin

Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition by Robert B. Cialdini

The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity by Norman Doidge 

Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin

F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers by Richard Benson

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Golf is Not a Game of Perfect by Dr. Bob Rotella

Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain by Michael S. Gazzaniga

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister

Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience by Michael S. Gazzaniga

Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts by Stanislas Dehaene

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge

Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game by Dr. Joseph Parent

The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human by V. S. Ramachandran

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin

Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor

Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude by Mark Douglas

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh

Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect by Matthew D. Lieberman

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey

The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age by Alvaro Fernandez

Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition) by Michael Michalko

The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes by Mark Douglas

The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force by Jeffrey M. Schwartz MD

In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind by Eric R. Kandel

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: How I Left My Learning Disability Behind and Other Stories of Cognitive Transformation by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

The Inner Game of Golf by W. Timothy Gallwey

The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live--and How You Can Change Them by Richard J. Davidson

The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey

The Psychology of Risk: Mastering Market Uncertainty by Ari Kiev

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Power Foods for the Brain: An Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory by Neal D Barnard

Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness by Alan Garner

What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin

How to Lie With Statistics by Darrell Huff 

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough

The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life — Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process by Thomas M. Sterner

The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control Is the Engine of Success by Walter Mischel

Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them: Lessons from the Life-Changing Science of Behavioral Economics by Gary Belsky

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance by H.A. Dorfman

10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins by Jason Selk