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I write about the science of what motivates people and helps them thrive. My newest book is The Art of Pacing (S&S), about how to set a sustainable pace in a speed-obsessed world. I am also the author of What Makes a Hero? The Surprising Science of Selflessness (Penguin Random House), and for kids, The Life Heroic: How to Unleash Your Most Amazing Self (Lerner). In addition, I've written for publications like the Boston Globe, Scientific American, Greater Good, Psychology Today, and the New York Times.

I grew up in Western New York and live in San Jose, CA with my husband, Eric, and our two energetic young boys. ...more

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	What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness 3.35 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life Heroic: How To Unleash Your Most Amazing Self by Elizabeth Svoboda (Goodreads Author), Chris Hajny (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Pacing: A Guide to Balancing Short-Term Demands with Long-Term Thriving it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	the power of story 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Makes a Hero?: The Suprising Science of Selflessness 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ivan of the Extermination Camp: How the Trials and Denials of Nazi Collaborator John Demjanjuk Added to Our Understanding of the Holocaust

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“New research is lending texture and credence to what generations of storytellers have known in their bones – that books, poems, movies, and real-life stories can affect the way we think and even, by extension, the way we act ["The Power of Story," Aeon, January 12, 2015].”
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