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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 578,927 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 — 619,162 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 4.12 — 130,476 ratings — published 2008
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How the Mind Works How the Mind Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 20,997 ratings — published 1997
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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 — 93,734 ratings — published 2011
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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 — 22,427 ratings — published 1994
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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 — 243,779 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 4.29 — 52,171 ratings — published 1979
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Consciousness Explained Consciousness Explained (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 8,637 ratings — published 1991
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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 — 35,855 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 94,004 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 9,911 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 — 22,249 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 67,406 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 — 25,220 ratings — published 2002
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On Intelligence On Intelligence (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 6,956 ratings — published 2004
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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 — 30,968 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 34,316 ratings — published 2011
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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 4.26 — 20,468 ratings — published 1998
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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 — 222,418 ratings — published 2017
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 27,457 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 — 556,987 ratings — published 2012
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 6,851 ratings — published 1980
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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)
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avg rating 4.26 — 5,918 ratings — published 1976
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The Society of Mind The Society of Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 3,348 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 — 16,376 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 — 44,483 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 28,946 ratings — published 2007
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 15,990 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 141,917 ratings — published 2021
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 174,683 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 — 7,762 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 — 10,885 ratings — published 2010
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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 4.20 — 65,036 ratings — published 2012
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How We Decide How We Decide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 41,491 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 14,390 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 14,876 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 36,674 ratings — published 2004
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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 — 5,950 ratings — published 1981
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 11,180 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 1,250,831 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 12,853 ratings — published 2017
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,237,242 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 — 1,959 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 — 471,452 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 — 39,984 ratings — published 2007
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 124,780 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 1,283 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 4.05 — 134,144 ratings — published 1995
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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 — 3,670 ratings — published 1985
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David Amerland
“Snipers learn to silence the chaos of their thoughts until only the target and the shot exist. In that silence lies mastery, and in mastery lies freedom from fear.”
David Amerland, The Sniper Mind: Eliminate Fear, Deal with Uncertainty, and Make Better Decisions

“I wanted that future officer to weigh decisions with a supple mind and to be comfortable with nuance and uncertainty. ”
Craig M. Mullaney, The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education

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