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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 153
EAN: 9780596517786
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596517785
Label: Pogue Press
Manufacturer: Pogue Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 274
Publication Date: May 28, 2008
Publisher: Pogue Press
Sales Rank: 7728
Studio: Pogue Press
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Rating: - Science meets self-help
Science meets self-help in a survey for general-interest readers which covers everything from brain function to quirks, aging changes, boundaries between physical brain activity and psychology, and more. YOUR BRAIN is studded with color sidebars of information and plenty of color illustrations for maximum impact, making this a pick not just for high school to college level health and science collections, but for the general-interest library, as well.
Diane C. Donovan
California ... Read More
Rating: - You don't need to be a brain surgeon to understand your brain...
When you think about it, the thing we think *with* is one of the biggest mysteries to us. In Your Brain: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald, you'll gain some level of understanding about how the brain works, what makes it tick, and how you can manipulate it to work better. Even better, you don't have to be a brain surgeon to understand it all.
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Part 1 - Warming Up: A Lap Around the Brain; Brain Food - Healthy Eating; Sleep - Taking Your Brain Offline
Part 2 ... Read More
Rating:  - Quite interesting
Was initially drawn in by the title of the book actually.
Some portions are pretty interesting. On a number of occasions, gives you a quick laugh and makes you think "oh, that's why i feel that sometimes".
Though i find couple of sections are abit tough to digest cos they introduced a number of medical terms, but overall it's still quite good.
I would describe it as a good factual book (interesting facts that you don't even realise even as you do some of those ... Read More
Rating: - Better than expected - recommended
When I picked up this book I thought it was going to be yet another one on memory and techniques for recall. I could not have been more wrong. This is an excellent book on understanding the brain and how it works in all its wondrous details. The author delves into the physical structure, the synapses, effect of hormones on the brain and the effect that diet has on those hormones, how it interacts with your appetite and other aspects of the physical brain. Not contented to stop there he then goes ... Read More
Rating: - A very enlightening book
I heard of "Your Brain: The Missing Manual" from the technical podcast "The Java Posse". I wasn't disappointed.
This book gives the casual reader a detailed exposition of the brain, its parts and their functions. It mixes in quite a bit of fun facts about the brain functions, such as optical illusions, with practical ways for how to better use them, such as memory improvement tips.
This is a thin book, and can be read over a weekend.
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