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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 622,035 ratings — published 2011
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 632,977 ratings — published 2005
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 133,716 ratings — published 2008
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How the Mind Works How the Mind Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 21,456 ratings — published 1997
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,811 ratings — published 1994
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 95,817 ratings — published 2011
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 256,206 ratings — published 1985
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.28 — 54,354 ratings — published 1979
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Consciousness Explained Consciousness Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.90 — 8,829 ratings — published 1991
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.95 — 10,336 ratings — published 1994
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.15 — 24,082 ratings — published 2014
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.88 — 30,052 ratings — published 2016
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 35,337 ratings — published 2011
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The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 36,116 ratings — published 2010
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This Is Your Brain on Music This Is Your Brain on Music (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 69,452 ratings — published 2006
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 97,388 ratings — published 2008
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On Intelligence On Intelligence (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 7,012 ratings — published 2004
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 241,363 ratings — published 2017
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 34,948 ratings — published 2017
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 17,056 ratings — published 2016
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 580,441 ratings — published 2012
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 25,760 ratings — published 2002
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Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 21,013 ratings — published 1998
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,289 ratings — published 1976
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The Society of Mind The Society of Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 3,403 ratings — published 1985
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 47,061 ratings — published 2006
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 7,240 ratings — published 1980
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by (shelved 12 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.04 — 29,823 ratings — published 2007
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.67 — 17,475 ratings — published 2021
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 186,421 ratings — published 1984
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How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.96 — 7,888 ratings — published 2012
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The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.15 — 11,022 ratings — published 2010
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The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.15 — 6,035 ratings — published 1981
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How We Decide How We Decide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 42,004 ratings — published 2009
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.12 — 159,074 ratings — published 2021
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 14,153 ratings — published 2017
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 314,815 ratings — published 2014
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 14,990 ratings — published 2014
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,340,926 ratings — published 2011
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 69,905 ratings — published 2012
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The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 15,065 ratings — published 2010
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The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,345 ratings — published 1991
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The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,336 ratings — published 2023
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.81 — 25,801 ratings — published 2018
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.99 — 65,642 ratings — published 2016
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Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,041 ratings — published 2014
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.07 — 487,801 ratings — published 2012
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The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.20 — 41,437 ratings — published 2007
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The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,579 ratings — published 1996
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Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,297 ratings — published 1998
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