Now complete with daily prompts to reflect on each day of a month-long, alcohol-free plan, the author of This Naked Mind helps readers challenge their thinking, find clarity, and form new habits.
Changing your habits can be hard without the right tools. This is especially true for alcohol because habits are, by definition, subconscious thought processes. Through her methodical research of the latest neuroscience and her own journey,...

A preeminent scientist asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society from the Crusades to 9/11. He critiques God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows...

Die menschzentrierte Gestaltung interaktiver Produkte erfolgt heute typischerweise in interdisziplin�ren Teams, in denen die kollaborativen Aktivit�ten der einzelnen Teammitglieder zielgerichtet orchestriert werden. In der Praxis kommt der Durchf�uhrung von Workshops f�ur die erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit innerhalb eines UX-Teams eine entscheidende Rolle zu. Die Autoren stellen ein Vorgehensmodell auf der Basis von sieben inhaltlich aufeinander...

Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. However it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy that emphasized simplicity and moderation, and considered nature to consist of atoms and the void. Epicureanism is a school of thought whose legacy continues to reverberate today. In this 'Very Short Introduction', Catherine Wilson explains the key ideas...

The fall of Rome and the rise of Germanic tribal kingdoms brought marked culinary changes to Europe. Study the "barbarian" diet and the culture of "fast and feast" rooted in the opposing ideals of Christian asceticism, meat-eating virility, and classical moderation. Trace Charlemagne's dynamic rule and his impact on food culture.

Spiele und Simulationen sind wichtige Hilfsmittel von Agile Coaches und Scrum Mastern und geh�oren in den Werkzeugkoffer von agilen Moderatorinnen und Moderatoren. Dieses Buch beschreibt eine Auswahl von agilen Spielen, die sich in der Praxis besonders bew�ahrt haben. Die Spiele veranschaulichen agile Prinzipien und Praktiken. Marc Ble� und Dennis Wagner - beide seit vielen Jahren als Agile Coaches t�atig - erl�autern zun�achst, was bei...

""My entire life I have been less fat and more fat, but never not fat." According to family lore, when Rabia Chaudry's family returned to Pakistan for their first visit since moving to the United States, two-year-old Rabia was more than just a pudgy toddler. Dada Abu, her fit and sprightly grandfather, attempted to pick her up but had to put her straight back down, demanding of Chaudry's mother: "What have you done to her?" The answer was two full...