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Apps for Autism

Apps for Autism – An Essential Guide to over 200 Effective Apps for Improving Communication, Behavior, Social Skills, and More!, Lois Brady, – 2011 Primary educators will want to read this book. It reviews 200 iPad apps that are useful … Continue reading

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Brain Bugs

Brain Bugs – How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives, Dean Buonomano, – 2011 If you want to understand how the brain works, this book will get you a bit ahead. Written by a professor but very readable. Hardcover, 250 … Continue reading

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The Big Shift

The Big Shift – Navigating the New Stage beyond Midlife, Marc Freedman, 2011 If you have completed a traditional career and are looking for a more meaningful activity or vocation then this book will interest you. There are many promising … Continue reading

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Infinite Reality

Infinite Reality – Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution, Jim Blascovich, – 2011 A book on the future of virtual reality, written by California psychology professors. Hardcover, 250 pages.

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Beyond Boundaries

Beyond Boundaries – The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines–and How It Will Change Our Lives, Miguel Nicolelis, – 2011 This book is about advances in brain control of prostheses. Written by a professor of neuroscience and very readable. … Continue reading

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History of Communications

A History of Communications – Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech to the Internet, Marshall Poe, Cambridge University Press, 2011 An academic look into human interactions on the Internet. 250 pages.

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A Billion Wicked Thoughts

A Billion Wicked Thoughts – What the World’s Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire, Ogi Ogas, – 2011 A survey of porn statistics on the internet, and what it tells us about the human mind. The approach is academic, but … Continue reading

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Drive Motivates Us

Drive – The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us, Daniel Pink, 2009 Business owners and people planning their career will want to read this. It is about the psychology of motivation. Hardcover, 200 pages.

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Virtually You

Virtually You – The Dangerous Powers of the E-personality, Elias Aboujaoude, (- 2011) The Internet changes the way we think, and often in a bad way. Well written and fascinating. Hardcover, 300 pages.

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Reality Is Broken

Reality Is Broken – Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, Jane McGonigal, (- 2011 This book about game design is innovative. Hardcover, 350 pages.

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