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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 587,384 ratings — published 2011
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as cognition)
avg rating 3.96 — 621,942 ratings — published 2005
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How the Mind Works How the Mind Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 21,057 ratings — published 1997
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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 4.12 — 131,063 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 22,492 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 — 94,101 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 4.05 — 246,034 ratings — published 1985
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 52,501 ratings — published 1979
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Consciousness Explained Consciousness Explained (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 8,677 ratings — published 1991
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 9,961 ratings — published 1994
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 22,515 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 34,478 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 — 35,888 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 — 67,802 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 25,298 ratings — published 2002
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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 — 94,640 ratings — published 2008
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On Intelligence On Intelligence (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 6,965 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 4.37 — 225,858 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 561,680 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 20,543 ratings — published 1998
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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 4.38 — 31,728 ratings — published 2017
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 27,865 ratings — published 2016
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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 4.26 — 5,977 ratings — published 1976
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The Society of Mind The Society of Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 3,357 ratings — published 1985
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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 — 16,452 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 44,902 ratings — published 2006
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 6,924 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 — 29,058 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 — 16,266 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 — 176,742 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)
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avg rating 3.96 — 7,795 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 — 10,914 ratings — published 2010
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How We Decide How We Decide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 41,521 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)
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avg rating 4.13 — 145,319 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 4.10 — 13,071 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 14,471 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 65,870 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 — 14,916 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)
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avg rating 4.15 — 5,965 ratings — published 1981
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,290,012 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)
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avg rating 3.99 — 63,955 ratings — published 2016
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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 4.35 — 278,937 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 4.33 — 1,258,218 ratings — published 2011
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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)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,965 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)
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avg rating 4.08 — 474,708 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 — 40,179 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 1,286 ratings — published 1998
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 135,458 ratings — published 1995
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 36,850 ratings — published 2004
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Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cognition)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,677 ratings — published 1985
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“If the brain was simple enough to be understood - we would be too simple to understand it!”
Minsky M.A.

Abhijit Naskar
“The human brain is bigger on the inside than the outside.”
Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

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