The New York Times bestselling book which examines how humans experience music and unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with it Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language. In This Is Your Brain On Music Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand it, and its role in human life

More of us are living into our eighties than ever before. In The Changing Mind, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally-bestselling author Daniel Levitin invites us to dramatically shift our understanding of growing older, demonstrating its many cognitive benefits. He draws on cutting-edge research to challenge common and flawed beliefs, including assumptions around memory loss and the focus on lifespan instead of 'healthspan'. Levitin reveals the evolving power of the human brain from infancy to late adulthood. Distilling the findings from over 4000 papers, he explains the importance of personality traits, lifestyle, memory and community on ageing, offering actionable tips that we can all start now, at any age. Featuring compelling insights from individuals who have thrived far beyond the conventional age of retirement, this book offers realistic guidelines and practical cognition-enhancing tricks for everyone to follow during every decade of their life. This is a radical exploration of what we all can learn from those who age joyously.

More of us are living into our eighties than ever before. In The Changing Mind, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally-bestselling author Daniel Levitin invites us to dramatically shift our understanding of growing older, demonstrating its many cognitive benefits. He draws on cutting-edge research to challenge common and flawed beliefs, including assumptions around memory loss and the focus on lifespan instead of 'healthspan'. Levitin reveals the evolving power of the human brain from infancy to late adulthood. Distilling the findings from over 4000 papers, he explains the importance of personality traits, lifestyle, memory and community on ageing, offering actionable tips that we can all start now, at any age. Featuring compelling insights from individuals who have thrived far beyond the conventional age of retirement, this book offers realistic guidelines and practical cognition-enhancing tricks for everyone to follow during every decade of their life. This is a radical exploration of what we all can learn from those who age joyously.

My Amazing Body Machine takes kids on a unique and exciting journey through all the working parts of human anatomy. From our intricately wired brain to our squeezing, squelching guts and relentlessly pumping heart, renowned scientist Robert Winston exlores each part of this living machine through incredible, original papercraft artworks by Owen Gildersleeve. With clear text and fascinating bite-size facts about the human body, My Amazing Body Machine is a body book that makes learning about biology fun. Up-close photography shows how your body works in an immediate and ingenious way. My Amazing Body Machine by Robert Winston is a fabulous, colourful book and makes understanding the most complex machine on Earth both simple and enjoyable: the human body.

Overwhelmed by demands on your time? Caught in an unproductive spiral of emails and multitasking? You're not alone. When we're deluged with information our creativity plummets, our decision making suffers and we grow absent-minded. Nowadays, we drown in our inboxes, forever juggle several tasks at once and try to make complex decisions ever more quickly. This is information overload. Combining the latest neuroscience with everyday examples, Daniel Levitin explains how to take back control of your life - from your home to your business to your children - all through organization. You'll discover life-changing facts about: - How to make the most of your brain's daily processing limit - Why pressing Send or clicking Like are addictive - Why daydreaming is your brain at its most productive - What the most successful people keep in their drawer - Why multitasking is a bad way to do nearly everything In a world where information is power, The Organized Mind holds the key to harnessing that information and making it work for you.

Wordsearches are the ever-popular word-finding puzzles that are entertaining and satisfying to solve and give your brain a great workout. This collection of themed puzzles comes in a pretty pocket-sized package that is perfect for slipping into a bag and puzzling on the go. - Exercise your brain: Keep your mind alert by searching for the cunningly hidden words. - Reduce stress: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. - Pocket-sized: This handy format is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.

Wordsearches are the ever-popular word-finding puzzles that are entertaining and satisfying to solve and give your brain a great workout. This beautiful collection of themed puzzles comes in a pretty pocket-sized package that is perfect for slipping into a bag and puzzling on the go. - Exercise your brain: Keep your mind alert by searching for the cunningly hidden words. - Reduce stress: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. - Pocket-sized: This handy layout is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.

Wordsearches are the ever-popular word-finding puzzles that are entertaining and satisfying to solve and give your brain a great workout. This collection of themed puzzles comes in a pocket-sized package that is perfect for slipping into a bag and puzzling on the go. - Exercise your brain: Keep your mind alert by searching for the cunningly hidden words. - Reduce stress: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. - Pocket-sized: This handy layout is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.

Wordsearches are the ever-popular word-finding puzzles that are entertaining and satisfying to solve and give your brain a great workout. This collection of themed puzzles comes in a pocket-sized package that is perfect for slipping into a bag and puzzling on the go. - Exercise your brain: Keep your mind alert by searching for the cunningly hidden words. - Reduce stress: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. - Pocket-sized: This handy layout is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.

Get set to explore your own body from the inside out! This fascinating guide covers everything from the top of your nose to the tips of your toes. Travel through the amazing human body to learn about the brain centre, muscle power, bony frame, pumping heart, and senses hard at work interpreting and understanding our world. Processes you take for granted, including breathing and eating, are shown using detailed illustrations and photography, and explained alongside incredible facts and figures. As you look through the body, you’ll also learn about the history of our fascination with how the human body works. This is a fun and interactive guide with lots of infographics, statistics, facts, and timelines. A giant fold-out wall chart is crammed full of body bits and pieces to serve as a useful reference tool on your bedroom or classroom wall. Whether you’re looking for a body book for homework help, school projects, or just for fun, with Human Body you’ll never look at yourself in the same way again!

Get set to explore your own body from the inside out! This fascinating guide covers everything from the top of your nose to the tips of your toes. Travel through the amazing human body to learn about the brain centre, muscle power, bony frame, pumping heart, and senses hard at work interpreting and understanding our world. Processes you take for granted, including breathing and eating, are shown using detailed illustrations and photography, and explained alongside incredible facts and figures. As you look through the body, you'll also learn about the history of our fascination with how the human body works. This is a fun and interactive guide with lots of infographics, statistics, facts, and timelines. A giant fold-out wall chart is crammed full of body bits and pieces to serve as a useful reference tool on your bedroom or classroom wall. Whether you're looking for a body book for homework help, school projects, or just for fun, with Human Body you'll never look at yourself in the same way again!

Get set to explore your own body from the inside out! This fascinating guide covers everything from the top of your nose to the tips of your toes. Travel through the amazing human body to learn about the brain centre, muscle power, bony frame, pumping heart, and senses hard at work interpreting and understanding our world. Processes you take for granted, including breathing and eating, are shown using detailed illustrations and photography, and explained alongside incredible facts and figures. As you look through the body, you’ll also learn about the history of our fascination with how the human body works. This is a fun and interactive guide with lots of infographics, statistics, facts, and timelines. A giant fold-out wall chart is crammed full of body bits and pieces to serve as a useful reference tool on your bedroom or classroom wall. Whether you’re looking for a body book for homework help, school projects, or just for fun, with Human Body you’ll never look at yourself in the same way again!

With a new chapter on Covid and the Brain, this is the definitive guide to keeping your brain healthy for a long and lucid life, by one of the world's leading scientists in the field of brain health and ageing. The brain is our most vital and complex organ. It controls and coordinates our actions, thoughts and interactions with the world around us. It is the source of personality, of our sense of self, and it shapes every aspect of our human experience. Yet most of us know precious little about how our brains actually work, or what we can do to optimise their performance. Whilst cognitive decline is the biggest long-term health worry for many of us, practical knowledge of how to look after our brain is thin on the ground. In this ground-breaking new book, leading expert Professor James Goodwin explains how simple strategies concerning exercise, diet, social life and sleep can transform your brain health paradigm, and shows how you can keep your brain youthful and stay sharp across your life. Combining the latest scientific research with insightful storytelling and practical advice, Supercharge Your Brain reveals everything you need to know about how your brain functions, and what you can do to keep it in peak condition.

Sudokus are the ever-popular number placements puzzles that give your brain a workout. Spanning a number of difficulty levels, this collection comes in a handy pocket-sized package so you can pop it in a bag for puzzling fun on the go. • Exercise Your Brain: Give your mind a great workout as you pit your wits against these number-placement teasers. • Reduce Stress: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. • Pocket-Sized: This handy layout is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.

Sudokus are the ever-popular number placements puzzles that give your brain a workout. Spanning a number of difficulty levels, this collection comes in a handy pocket-sized package so you can pop it in a bag for puzzling fun on the go. - Exercise Your Brain: Give your mind a great workout as you pit your wits against these number-placement teasers. - Reduce Stress: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. - Pocket-Sized: This handy layout is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.

Sudokus are the ever-popular number placements puzzles that give your brain a workout. Spanning a number of difficulty levels, this collection comes in a pretty pocket-sized package so you can pop it in a bag for puzzling fun on the go. - Exercise Your Brain: Give your mind a great workout as you pit your wits against these number-placement teasers. - Reduce Stress: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. - Pocket-Sized: This handy format is perfect for carrying on your travels or just to keep by your bedside.