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The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance


Wall Street Journal Bestseller

In this groundbreaking book, New York Times–bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on over a decade of research and first-hand reporting with dozens of top action and adventure sports athletes like big wave legend Laird Hamilton, big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, Kotler explores the frontier science of “flow,” an optimal state of consciousness in which we perform and feel our best.

Building a bridge between the extreme and the mainstream, The Rise of Superman explains how these athletes are using flow to do the impossible and how we can use this information to radically accelerate performance in our own lives.

At its core, this is a book about profound possibility; about what is actually possible for our species; about where—if anywhere—our limits lie.

Steven Kotler, "The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance"
ISBN: 1477800832, 1782060251 | 2014 | EPUB/MOBI | 256 pages | 509 KB/568 KB
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The Incredible Human Journey by Dr Alice Roberts

The Incredible Human Journey by Dr Alice Roberts


Alice Roberts has been travelling the world - from Ethiopian desert to Malay peninsula and from Russian steppes to Amazon basin - in order to understand the challenges that early humans faced as they tried to settle continents. On her travels she has witnessed some of the daunting and brutal challenges our ancestors had to face: mountains, deserts, oceans, changing climates, terrifying giant beasts and volcanoes. But she discovers that perhaps the most serious threat of all came from other humans. When our ancestors set out from Africa there were already two other species of human on the planet: Neanderthal in Europe and Homo erectus in Asia. Both (contrary to popular perception) were intelligent, adept at making tools and weapons and were long adapted to their environments. So, Alice asks, why did only Homo sapiens survive? Part detective story, part travelogue, and drawing on the latest genetic and archaeological discoveries, Alice examines how our ancestors evolved physically in response to these challenges, finding out how our colour, shape, size, diet, disease resistance and even athletic ability have been shaped by the range of environments that our ancestors had to survive. She also relates how astonishingly closely related we all are. As a lecturer in Anatomy at Bristol University, Alice Roberts is eminently qualified to write this book. As a talented artist, she is perfectly qualified to illustrate it, and dotted throughout this lively book are many of the sketches and photographs from her travels.

The Incredible Human Journey by Dr Alice Roberts
English | 2009 | ISBN: 0747598398, 1408802880 | 384 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
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Altruism & Altruistic Love



The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this book, evolutionary, neurological, developmental, psychological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of altruistic behavior are examined. It is a collaborative examination of one of humanity's essential and defining characteristics by renowned researchers from various disciplines. Their integrative dialogue illustrates that altruistic behavior is a significant mode of expression that can be studied by various scholarly methods and understood from a variety of perspectives in both the humanities and the sciences. Altruism and Altruistic Love establishes a framework for scholarship on altruism by presenting definitions, a historical overview, a review of contemporary research, and debates in various disciplines, as well as a discussion of directions for future work.

Altruism & Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy & Religion in Dialogue
Publisher: Oxford University Press | ISBN 10: 0195143582 | 2002 | PDF | 522 pages | 2 MB

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Astronomy and the Climate Crisis By Antony Cooke

Astronomy and the Climate Crisis By Antony Cooke

Climate change is acknowledged as being one of the most important areas of research today. Increasing global temperatures will impact all of us to a greater or lesser extent. From the point of view of research it is an enormously important and complex subject. However, little attention is paid to its relationship to astronomy, the sun in particular but not exclusively.

Though directed at an astronomically inclined readership, and providing some less well-known astronomically related information, studies and concepts, this book will also appeal to a broader public, who need to understand the subject of climate change and learn of all the various theories and possible solutions.

Astronomy and the Climate Crisis By Antony Cooke
2012 | 294 Pages | ISBN: 1461446074 | PDF | 7 MB
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Voltage References: From Diodes to Precision High-Order Bandgap Circuits

Gabriel Alfonso Rincon-Mora, "Voltage References: From Diodes to Precision High-Order Bandgap Circuits" 

The foremost tutorial resource on the design of integrated voltage references, from theory to real-life practice.
Voltage References covers the conceptual history and scope of practical design issues behind marketable and precision integrated voltage references. Effectual for professionals and understandable to novice designers, this book provides a familiarity with simple rudimentary design as well as precision state-of-the-art ones. Also covered are the design implications on SOC solutions, and low-voltage, low-power, and noisy mixed-signal environments. Enhanced with design examples, this volume will increase the reader's understanding of analog integrated circuits and the issues involved in producing commercially marketable and reliable devices.

Gabriel Alfonso Rincon-Mora, "Voltage References: From Diodes to Precision High-Order Bandgap Circuits" 
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0471143367 | PDF | pages: 184 | 7,3 mb
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Innovation Generation: How to Produce Creative and Useful Scientific Ideas


Download Ebook Innovation Generation: How to Produce Creative and Useful Scientific Ideas

Whether you are a student or an established scientist, researcher, or engineer, you can learn to be more innovative. In Innovation Generation, internationally renowned physician and scientist Roberta Ness provides all the tools you need to cast aside your habitual ways of navigating the every-day world and to think "outside the box." Based on an extraordinarily successful program at the University of Texas, this book provides proven techniques to expand your ability to generate original ideas. These tools include analogy, expanding assumptions, pulling questions apart, changing your point of view, reversing your thinking, and getting the most out of multidisciplinary groups, to name a few. Woven into the discussion are engaging stories of famous scientists who found fresh paths to innovation, including groundbreaking primate scientist Jane Goodall, father of lead research Herb Needleman, and physician Ignaz Semmelweis, whose discovery of infection control saved millions. Finally, the book shows how to combine your newly acquired skills in innovative thinking with the normal process of scientific thinking, so that your new abilities are more than playthings. Innovation will power your science.


Roberta B. Ness, "Innovation Generation: How to Produce Creative and Useful Scientific Ideas"
English | ISBN: 0199892598 | 2012 | EPUB | 272 pages | 2,1 MB

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Brave New Mind: A Thoughtful Inquiry into the Nature and Meaning of Mental Life

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How was the standard model of the mind developed? Is it adequate? And is there a place in this model for the creative genius of artists, scientists, and mathematicians? This book looks at how scientists investigate the nature of the mind and the brain, providing answers to these important questions and offering a provocative theory about the nature of consciousness.

Brave New Mind: A Thoughtful Inquiry into the Nature and Meaning of Mental Life
Oxford University Press, USA | 2000 | ISBN: 0195089057 | 264 pages | PDF | 15,6 MB
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Sport and Exercise Science

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This text introduces students to the essentials of the major contributing disciplines - biomechanics, physiology and psychology. It provides detailed knowledge and understanding of each subject area combined with explicit advice on how to study effectively, research further and think critically. Case studies clearly relate theory to practice and learning exercises support readers throughout the text.

Sport and Exercise Science
Published: 2009-04-14 | ISBN: 1844451879 | PDF | 240 pages | 3 MB


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The Philosophy of Psychology By George Botterill


This book presents an original and accessible analysis of the relationship between commonsense, or "folk," psychology and contemporary scientific psychology, focusing on the ways in which cognitive science presents a challenge to our commonsense self-image. It is designed as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students in philosophy and cognitive science, but as a text that not only surveys but advances the debates on the topics discussed, it will also be of interest to researchers working in these areas.

The Philosophy of Psychology By George Botterill, Peter Carruthers
1999 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 0521559154 , 0521551110 | PDF | 1 MB
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Spectres of the Self: Thinking about Ghosts and Ghost-Seeing in England 1750-1920


Spectres of the Self: Thinking about Ghosts and Ghost-Seeing in England, 1750-1920 By Shane McCorristine 

Spectres of the Self is a fascinating study of the rich cultures surrounding the experience of seeing ghosts in England from the Reformation to the twentieth century. Shane McCorristine examines a vast range of primary and secondary sources, showing how ghosts, apparitions, and hallucinations were imagined, experienced, and debated from the pages of fiction to the case reports of the Society for Psychical Research. By analysing a broad range of themes from telepathy and ghost-hunting to the notion of dreaming while awake and the question of why ghosts wore clothes, Dr McCorristine reveals the sheer variety of ideas of ghost seeing in English society and culture. He shows how the issue of ghosts remained dynamic despite the advance of science and secularism and argues that the ghost ultimately represented a spectre of the self, a symbol of the psychological hauntedness of modern experience.

Spectres of the Self: Thinking about Ghosts and Ghost-Seeing in England, 1750-1920 By Shane McCorristine
2010 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 0521767989 , 0521747961 | PDF | 5 MB

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The Developing Human - Clinically Oriented Embryology, 9th Edition

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The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, by Drs. Keith L. Moore, T.V.N. Persaud, and Mark G. Torchia, delivers the world's most complete, visually rich, and clinically oriented coverage of this complex subject.

The Developing Human - Clinically Oriented Embryology, 9th Edition
ISBN: 1437720021 | 2011 | EPUB | 560 pages | 21 MB
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The Ideas of Particle Physics - An Introduction for Scientists, 3 edition

The Ideas of Particle Physics - An Introduction for Scientists, 3 edition

The third edition of this well-received book is a readable introduction to the world of particle physics. It bridges the gap between traditional textbooks on the subject and popular accounts that assume little or no background knowledge. Carefully revised and updated, this edition covers all of the important concepts in our modern understanding of particle physics.
The theoretical development of the subject is traced from the foundations of quantum mechanics and relativity through to particle discoveries and the formulation of modern string theory. It includes a full description of the prospects for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, which will allow many key ideas to be tested. The book is intended for anyone with a background in the physical sciences who wishes to learn more about particle physics. It is also valuable to students of physics wishing to gain an introductory overview of the subject.

The Ideas of Particle Physics - An Introduction for Scientists, 3 edition
2006 | ISBN-10: 0521677750 | 268 pages | PDF | 103 MB
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Web 2.0 Technologies and Democratic Governance By Christopher G. Reddick


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Web 2.0 has become the buzz word for describing social media available on the Internet, such as blogs, photo and file sharing systems and social networking sites. These Web 2.0 applications are rapidly transforming citizen-citizen and citizen-government interactions in a manner not seen before. In recognition of these trends, governments are already taking a very close look at Web 2.0 and online communities in order to leverage them for designing products and services and for providing citizen services.

This book brings together international scholars to provide the theoretical and practical contexts for understanding the nature of Web 2.0 technologies and their impact on political, public policy and management processes, and to explore how best Web 2.0 applications can be leveraged and aligned with the strategic goals of government organizations to add value and ensure effective governance. Drawing from experiences from countries around the globe, the book provides the theoretical context of the potential for Web 2.0 applications to transform government services, as well as practical examples of leading public sector institutions that have attempted to use Web 2.0 applications to enhance government operations, policy making and administration.

There are three parts to the book, namely
1) Perspectives on Web 2.0 and Democratic Governance,
2) The Political, Policy and Management Impacts of Web 2.0 in Government, and
3) Leveraging Web 2.0 Applications for Effective Governance.

This book differs from existing edited books on Web 2.0 technologies that focus primarily on politics and e-democracy because it examines the impact of the applications on politics, policy and public management. The book contributes toward the literature by filling the existing void and expanding knowledge in the field of public administration and policy, making it of interest to both academics and policy-makers.

Christopher G. Reddick, "Web 2.0 Technologies and Democratic Governance: Political, Policy and Management Implications (Public Administration and Information Technology)" 
ISBN: 1461414474 | 2013 | PDF | 272 pages | 4.8 MB 

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