With wit and verve Robin Waterfield brings the bizarre story of hypnotism to life. A lively mixture of popular history, science and psychology, Hidden Depths is the definitive work on hypnosis. From its origins as animal magnetism, as practised by Franz Anton Mesmer, to its modern day use as a health cure and a form of entertainment, hypnosis encompasses many different facets of humanity. Always controversial, the outlandish claims that its zealous believers make are only matched in intensity by the howls of derision that they provoke from sceptics. Hypnotism exists on the periphery of the scientific community, much as it has since its inception, and Robin Waterfield approaches the issues with an open mind, carefully stripping the fact from the fancy and the truth from the myth. Vividly written, compellingly readable, this is a fascinating insight into one of the more esoteric branches of science. 'Hidden Depths is a highly readable, wide-ranging and informative account of a fascinating topic' Observer 'Fascinating' Daily Telegraph

Available again, an influential book that offers a framework for understanding visual perception and considers fundamental questions about the brain and its functions. David Marr's posthumously published Vision (1982) influenced a generation of brain and cognitive scientists, inspiring many to enter the field. In Vision, Marr describes a general framework for understanding visual perception and touches on broader questions about how the brain and its functions can be studied and understood. Researchers from a range of brain and cognitive sciences have long valued Marr's creativity, intellectual power, and ability to integrate insights and data from neuroscience, psychology, and computation. This MIT Press edition makes Marr's influential work available to a new generation of students and scientists. In Marr's framework, the process of vision constructs a set of representations, starting from a description of the input image and culminating with a description of three-dimensional objects in the surrounding environment. A central theme, and one that has had far-reaching influence in both neuroscience and cognitive science, is the notion of different levels of analysis-in Marr's framework, the computational level, the algorithmic level, and the hardware implementation level. Now, thirty years later, the main problems that occupied Marr remain fundamental open problems in the study of perception. Vision provides inspiration for the continuing efforts to integrate knowledge from cognition and computation to understand vision and the brain.

Another hugely informative hypnosis book from Steve Leap. Anyone can learn to hypnotise others and anyone can be hypnotised. If you are familiar with other books Steve has written then by now you will not only be able to hypnotise people, but also you will have a good understanding of how and why the hypnotic phenomena occurs. Now he takes you on a journey into the impressive world of instant and rapid hypnosis. Using the techniques in this book will enable you to hypnotise people in seconds. Also learn how to use your introductions and suggestibility tests to turn anyone into the perfect subject for hypnosis in seconds. Includes full colour illustrations to aid in the set up and execution of the inductions. In this book find out how to do all this: Creating the right setting both physically and mentally Using your introduction to turn anyone into a good candidate for hypnosis Using fun suggestibility exercises to prime your potential subjects Turn your introduction and tests into actual inductions Carry out an induction in less than two seconds Use intense rapid deepeners. And have people deeply hypnotised in just a few minutes Learn the super deepener to ensure success every time In keeping with the subject matter this is a fast paced and to the point read. Very detailed yet concise and compact. It only takes a couple of hours to read and as soon as you do you will be more than adequately equipped to use the information out there in the real world If you want to hypnotise anyone in seconds even total strangers this book is definitely a must read."

We desire more consciousness and connection in our lives, and especially from our leaders. We are yearning to feel inspired, but are often surrounded by poor examples of leadership. We laugh when watching The Office and yet we feel it is true. We see everything from leaders leaving a legacy of long lasting emotional scars to many leaders being average at best. A conscious leader first decides to be one, then takes consistent steps to live it and become an example for others to follow. Conscious Leadership in Action provides a compelling guide to start and continue on this path. It will offer you many easy to use tools and exercises to help with your personal change to being a conscious leader in your daily life and transforming organizations. By leading consciously you can have the positive, memorable impact people want from their leaders.

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