Excellent Books!

In many instances, Critical Thinking texts are dry, overly long, or marred by a tendency to treat faith and religion as perfect examples of faulty reasoning. This means that the very people who could most benefit from critical thinking skills are alienated almost as soon as they turn the first page. Here instead are well-written, accessible, and non-shaming books about Logic, Critical Thinking, Learning, Memory, and the surprising hazards of Nostalgia.

Neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social scientists are uncovering startling and often hidden truths about emotions, socialization, and human enculturation. These are excellent, sterling, and life-changing books about Emotions, Authority, Memory, Certainty, the Social World, and how we can all become much smarter about this human thing we've got going here.

Neuroscientists, linguists, and social scientists have discovered (and continue to discover) surprising facts about how the brain perceives, misperceives, and even makes up the world it encounters. These are Excellent, fascinating, and surprising books about the Brain, Cognition, Learning, Memory, Consciousness, and the Limits of Human Reason.

Science is often felt to be out of reach for many of us, and the prospect of attaining a science education can seem daunting. However, these books, written by scientists and researchers, present brilliant, compelling, humorous, challenging, and exciting stories about Science, Research, Mathematics, and New Discoveries.

Doubt is often characterized as a negative trait, but without doubt and questioning, we cannot think or live well. These reasoned, thoughtful, and worthy books examine the long and valuable tradition of Doubt, Apostasy, Scientific and Religious Questioning, and transitions away from Entrenched Thinking.

There are few areas more rife with hype, misinformation, and outright falsehoods than the topics of Health & Medicine. These well-researched and responsible books will help you navigate through the badlands and discover useful, recent, and responsible information on Healthy Eating, Exercise, Sleep Science, and Medical Care.