#1 New York Times Bestseller: The definitive book on the sinking of the Titanic, based on interviews with survivors, by the author of The Miracle of Dunkirk. At first, no one but the lookout recognize

Fascinating science blends with engaging prose in this highly entertaining exploration of how memory works-- and how to make it work better. In this extraordinary book, scientist Rebecca Rupp explains how and why memory works the way it does. What are the chemical processes that occur in the brain when we remember--and how do they account for the "absentminded" or "steel trap"...(展开全部)

Fascinating science blends with engaging prose in this highly entertaining exploration of how memory works-- and how to make it work better. In this extraordinary book, scientist Rebecca Rupp explains how and why memory works the way it does. What are the chemical processes that occur in the brain when we remember--and how do they account for the "absentminded" or "steel trap"...(展开全部)

The last person Landon thought he would fall for was Jamie Sullivan, daughter of the town's Baptist minister. A quiet girl, Jamie seemed content living in a world apart from the other teens. She took care of her widowed father, rescued hurt animals and volunteered at the local orphanage. Landon would never have dreamed of asking her out, but a twist of fate threw them together ...(展开全部)

The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the "Titanic," in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First published in 1955, "A Night to Remember" remains a completely riveting account of the "Titanic"'s fatal collision and the behavior of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious. Some sacrificed their lives, while othe...(展开全部)

To Have or To Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Erich Fromm. His thesis is that two mode of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on mat...(展开全部)

To Have or To Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Erich Fromm. His thesis is that two mode of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on mat...(展开全部)

為什麼有人可以記得一萬五千個電話號碼，有人卻過目即忘？女人的記性真的比較好？老人家一定健忘嗎？為什麼我們留不住嬰兒時期的記憶？記性能夠訓練嗎？記憶是像貨物一樣，堆積在大腦深處嗎？「洗腦」又是怎麼回事？ 要了解妳的記憶力，妳犯不著記住長篇大論；這首記憶之歌的每個小節只有三到五頁的篇幅，以各種簡短有趣的軼事、詩歌、引文串連，慢慢帶領讀者認識記憶的中樞--大腦，讓妳從「頭」了解記憶的奧秘！ 記憶不只是一份個人歷史清單；不能「過目不忘」，可並不代表妳的記憶能力有問題喔！除了對個別事件的記憶（稱為「陳述記憶」）以外，記得「怎麼做一件事」（稱為「程序記憶」）也是記憶能力的一環；有些奇異的病患會在轉眼間忘記一分鐘前發生的事，卻能藉由練習慢慢學會新的技能。神奇嗎？還有更多妳想像不到的。記憶能力也和大腦其他的功能（如語言能力）緊密相關，如果一個人的記憶能力有缺損，他不...(展开全部)

為什麼有人可以記得一萬五千個電話號碼，有人卻過目即忘？女人的記性真的比較好？老人家一定健忘嗎？為什麼我們留不住嬰兒時期的記憶？記性能夠訓練嗎？記憶是像貨物一樣，堆積在大腦深處嗎？「洗腦」又是怎麼回事？ 要了解妳的記憶力，妳犯不著記住長篇大論；這首記憶之歌的每個小節只有三到五頁的篇幅，以各種簡短有趣的軼事、詩歌、引文串連，慢慢帶領讀者認識記憶的中樞--大腦，讓妳從「頭」了解記憶的奧秘！ 記憶不只是一份個人歷史清單；不能「過目不忘」，可並不代表妳的記憶能力有問題喔！除了對個別事件的記憶（稱為「陳述記憶」）以外，記得「怎麼做一件事」（稱為「程序記憶」）也是記憶能力的一環；有些奇異的病患會在轉眼間忘記一分鐘前發生的事，卻能藉由練習慢慢學會新的技能。神奇嗎？還有更多妳想像不到的。記憶能力也和大腦其他的功能（如語言能力）緊密相關，如果一個人的記憶能力有缺損，他不...(展开全部)