Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language
In a sparkling debut in the entertaining pop science vein of Mary Roach, scientist Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She reveals how swearing has been around since the earliest humans began to communicate, and has been shown to reduce physical pain, to lower anxiety, to prevent physical violence, to help trauma victims recover language, and to promote human cooperation. Packed with the results of unlikely and often hilarious scientific studies, Swearing Is Good for You presents a lighthearted but convincing case for the foulmouthed.
Feng Shui is the Chinese philosophy, practice of, and spiritual approach to architecture and interior design. It is a system of designing buildings and space arrangement according to special rules about the flow of energy, aimed at achieving harmony with the environment. Feng Shui can be used to enhance your environment (home and office) and its impact on your physical and spiritual well-being.
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Added by: miaow | Karma: 8463.40 | Other | 19 July 2016
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From the Tokyo subway bombing and the siege at Waco to the mass suicide of Jim Jones's followers in Guyana, evidence of cult activity has surged in recent decades. Abgrall, a practicing psychiatrist and professional criminologist, has spent 15 years researching cult phenomena and presents here a thorough analysis of their psychodynamics and the mysteries that surround cult life. He delves into recruitment, physical and psychic conditioning methods, the mental predisposition of gurus and followers, and the treatment of former cult members.