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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Rhythms of Existence: From Cosmos to Human Experience

    Edited by Priyadarshi Patnaik, Tanusree Dutta, Archi Banerjee, Shankha Sanyal ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book is a multidisciplinary exploration of the concept of rhythm in diverse fields that are closely connected with our life and felt experience, namely, spirituality, language and literature, ecology, socio-cultural contexts, music, visual arts, and well-being. Bringing together a collection of 24 essays by both eminent and young scholars which cover these diverse fields, its uniqueness lies ... Read more

    $197.09 USD

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  • Beyond the Self

    Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience

    by Matthieu Ricard, Wolf Singer ...
    A Buddhist monk and esteemed neuroscientist discuss their converging—and diverging—views on the mind and self, consciousness and the unconscious, free will and perception, and more.Buddhism shares with science the task of examining the mind empirically; it has pursued, for two millennia, direct investigation of the mind through penetrating introspection. Neuroscience, on the other hand, relies on ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Dreaming Reality

    How Neuroscience and Mysticism Can Unlock the Secrets of Consciousness

    by Vladimir Miskovic, Steven Jay Lynn ...
    A cutting-edge neuroscientist and a leading clinical psychologist look to religious, mystical, and mind-altering experience to challenge scientific orthodoxies concerning consciousness.We are nothing but a pack of neurons, Francis Crick once said. Vladimir Miskovic and Steven Jay Lynn show that this way of thinking is both limited and an obstacle to understanding consciousness. In Dreaming Reality ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Descartes Was Right! Souls Do Exist and Reincarnation Proves It

    A Challenge to Rethink Dualism

    by Casimir J. Bonk ...
    Challenge the scientific denial of the soul's existence with a book that proves that the brain is not the sole explanation behind human thought and behavior.Casimir J. Bonk, a longtime engineer and student of metaphysics, has found physical scientific evidence of the nonphysical soul through his investigations of reincarnated subjects who can recall experiences from previous lives.Discover why ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Music

    Physician for Times to Come

    by Don Campbell ...
    "Each morning, as we hum or chant or strum, we can celebrate the renewal of our path with our own humble offering of the glorious gift called music. This book offers a panorama of ways music can nourish our lives."---Paul Winter, award-winning musician and composer.As ancient peoples knew, music profoundly affects body, mind, and spirit. It can speed recovery from disease, heal psychological ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Dawn of Mind

    How Matter Became Conscious and Alive

    by James Cooke, PhD ...
    Although consciousness is at the very center of who we are, its exact nature continues to confound modern science. From where does consciousness originate? At our core, are we material bodies or immaterial conscious minds? Many assume that consciousness is a product of our complex brains, a product of evolution—and yet, there is no evolutionary reason that a mechanical function of the brain should ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Decision Making And Problem Solving

    A Practical Guide For Applied Research

    Edited by Sachi Nandan Mohanty ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    In Decision Making and Problem Solving: A Practical Guide for Applied Research, the author utilizes traditional approaches, tools, and techniques adopted to solve current day-to-day, real-life problems. The book offers guidance in identifying and applying accurate methods for designing a strategy as well as implementing these strategies in the real world. The book includes realistic case studies ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Music as Biology

    The Tones We Like and Why

    by Dale Purves ...
    The universality of musical tones has long fascinated philosophers, scientists, musicians, and ordinary listeners. Why do human beings worldwide find some tone combinations consonant and others dissonant? Why do we make music using only a small number of scales out of the billions that are possible? Why do differently organized scales elicit different emotions? Why are there so few notes in scales ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • The Monastery and the Microscope

    Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mind, Mindfulness, and the Nature of Reality

    Edited by Wendy Hasenkamp ...
    An illuminating record of dialogues between the Dalai Lama and some of today's most prominent scientists, philosophers, and contemplativesIn 2013, during a historic six-day meeting at a Tibetan monastery in southern India, the Dalai Lama gathered with leading scientists, philosophers, and monks for in-depth discussions on the nature of reality, consciousness, and the human mind. This eye-opening ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Unity of Mind, Brain and World

    Current Perspectives on a Science of Consciousness

    Edited by Alfredo Pereira, Jr, Dietrich Lehmann ...
    Issues concerning the unity of minds, bodies and the world have often recurred in the history of philosophy and, more recently, in scientific models. Taking into account both the philosophical and scientific knowledge about consciousness, this book presents and discusses some theoretical guiding ideas for the science of consciousness. The authors argue that, within this interdisciplinary context, ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Brain-Grounded Theory of Temporal and Spatial Design

    In Architecture and the Environment

    by Yoichi Ando ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    In this book, brain-grounded theory of temporal and spatial design in architecture and the environment is discussed. The author believes that it is a key to solving such global problems as environmental disorders and severe climate change as well as conflicts that are caused by the ill-conceived notion of “time is money”. There are three phases or aspects of a person’s life: the physical life, the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Visualization in Mathematics, Reading and Science Education

    by Linda M. Phillips, Stephen P. Norris, John S. Macnab ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Science education at school level worldwide faces three perennial problems that have become more pressing of late. These are to a considerable extent interwoven with concerns about the entire school curriculum and its reception by students. The rst problem is the increasing intellectual isolation of science from the other subjects in the school curriculum. Science is too often still taught ... Read more

    $89.09 USD