Isabella C. Blum Livres

Билли просыпается и обнаруживает, что находится в тюремной камере. Ему сообщают, что он обвиняется в изнасиловании и ограблении. Билли потрясен: он ничего этого не делал! Последнее, что он помнит,- это как хотел броситься вниз с крыши здания школы. Ему говорят, что с тех пор прошло семь лет. Билли в ужасе: у него опять украли кусок жизни! Его спрашивают: что значит "украли кусок жизни"? И почему "опять"? Выходит, такое случается с ним не впервые? Но Билли не может ответить, потому что Билли ушел... Перу Дэниела Киза принадлежит одно из культовых произведений конца XX века - роман "Цветы для Элджернона". "Таинственная история Билли Миллигана" не менее потрясающа и проникновенна.

Animals in Translation is the culmination of Temple Grandin's extraordinary life's work, drawing upon the latest research, her distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experience of being autistic. With co-author Catherine Johnson, Grandin argues that while 'normal people' convert experience into words and abstractions, animals and autistics process the world as sensory information - specific pictures, sights and sounds. This difference is the key to understanding how animals see, think and feel. As much a revelation about life with autism as it is about life with animals, Animals in Translation explores pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication and learning in a startling book that will change the way you think about animals.

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ highlights the strong influence of emotional intelligence on every individual's life. It has always been understood that intelligence quotient or IQ plays a very small role, if at all, in a person's true success and happiness. But, only the pioneering research in the field of emotional intelligence has been able to truly define the factors that make or break a person's life. Backed by solid cognitive and behavioral research, the book delves into the impact of an individual's emotions on all of his/her choices. It juxtaposes the rational side of the brain with the emotional side, showing how the brain tries to strike a balance between both during crucial moments. It also asserts that due to the influence of external factors, more often than not, the emotional side ends up taking precedence in a crunch.

A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, especially "Uncle Tungsten," and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.

Qu'est-ce qu'une émotion et qu'est-ce qu'un sentiment ? Quelle en est leur valeur pour l'être humain? La joie et la tristesse en particulier sont les clés de notre survie et de notre bien-être. Non seulement les processus qui les expliquent préservent la vie en nous, mais ce sont elles qui nous motivent et nous aident à produire nos créations les plus admirables. Descartes a instauré la grande coupure entre le corps et l'esprit; Spinoza les a réunis et a su voir dans les émotions le fondement même de la survie et de la culture humaines. D'où ce voyage afin de découvrir le génie visionnaire de l'Éthique. Car c'est Spinoza qui préfigure le mieux ce que doit être pour Antonio R. Damasio la neurobiologie moderne de l'émotion, du sentiment et du comportement social. Elle fournit les concepts et les perspectives nécessaires au progrès de notre connaissance de nous-mêmes

The Cobra Event is a chilling fictional narrative that explores the very real threat of biological terrorism. Seventeen-year-old Kate Moran dismisses the onset of a cold but soon experiences violent seizures and a horrific death. Following a similar fate befalling a homeless man, the Centers for Disease Control dispatches pathologist Alice Austen to investigate. She discovers a sinister plot by a man named Archimedes, who aims to unleash a deadly Cobra virus across New York City. As panic spreads, Austen and a secret FBI forensic team work urgently to uncover the terrorist's identity. The narrative's frightening premise is grounded in extensive research, as the author notes that the nonfiction roots of the story run deep. His sources include eyewitnesses familiar with biological weapons installations and experts in strategic bioweapons, though none would speak on the record. Interspersed throughout the novel are nonfiction segments that expose the grim realities of biological weapon development and covert operations in Russia and Iraq. The author conducted three years of research and over 100 interviews with high-level figures in the FBI, military, and scientific community, culminating in a work designed to shock and inform readers.