“The last scan in the pile was strikingly odd. In fact it looked exactly like the most abnormal of the scans I had just been writing about, suggesting that the poor individual it belonged to was a psychopath—or at least shared an uncomfortable amount of traits with one....When I found out who the scan belonged to, I had to believe there was a mistake....But there had been no mistake. The scan was mine.” For the first fifty-eight years of his life James Fallon was by all appearances a normal guy. A successful neuroscientist and medical school professor, he’d been raised in a loving, supportive family, married his high school sweetheart, and had three kids and lots of friends. Then he learned a shocking truth that would not only disrupt his personal and professional life, but would lead him to question the very nature of his own identity. The Psychopath Inside tells the fascinating story of Fallon’s reaction to the discovery that he has the brain of a psychopath. While researching serial murderers, he uncovered a distinct neurological pattern in their brain scans that helped explain their cold and violent behavior. A few months later he learned that he was descended from a family with a long line of murderers which confirmed that Fallon’s own brain pattern wasn’t a fluke. As a scientist convinced that humans are shaped by their genetics, Fallon set out to reconcile the truth about his brain with everything he knew about the mind, behavior, and the influence of nature vs. nurture on our personalities. How could he, a successful scientist and a happy family man with no history of violence, be a psychopath? How much did his biology influence his behavior? Was he capable of some of the gruesome atrocities perpetrated by the serial killers he had studied? Combining his personal experience with scientific analysis, Fallon shares his journey and the discoveries that ultimately led him to understand that, despite everything science can teach us, humans are even more complex than we can imagine.

Every individual possesses creative skills of one type or another. Honing these skills to a razor-sharp level requires work. And this book was designed to help problem-solvers improve their street smarts. Authors H. Scott Fogler and Steven E. LeBlanc provide a systematic approach to problem solving that helps guide readers thrpugh the solution process and the generation of alternative solution pathways. In addition, interactive software for IBM®-compatible computers that reinforces the concepts developed in the text is available for those who wish to take advantage. See the Preface for complete details.

Guarding Life's Dark Secrets tells the story of an intriguing aspect of the social and legal culture in the United States, the construction and destruction of a network of doctrines designed to protect reputation. The strict and unbending rules of decency and propriety of the nineteenth century, especially concerning sexual behavior, paradoxically provided ways to protect and shield respectable men and women who deviated from the official norms. This "Victorian compromise," which created an important zone of privacy, first came under attack from moralists for its tolerance of sin. During the second half of the twentieth century, the old structure was largely dismantled by an increasingly permissive society. Rich with anecdotes, Friedman's account draws us into the present. The Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution to include a right of privacy, which has given ordinary people increased freedom, especially in matters of sex, reproduction, and choice of intimate partners. The elite, however, no longer have the freedom they once had to violate decency rules with impunity. Although public figures may have lost some of their privacy rights, ordinary people have gained more privacy, greater leeway, and broader choices. These gains, however, are now under threat as technology transforms the modern world into a world of surveillance.

In Secrets of Cold War Technology, Gerry Vassilatos reveals that "Death Ray" technology has been secretly researched and developed since the turn of the century. Included are chapters on H. C. Vion, the developer of auroral energy receivers; Dr. Selim Lemstrom's pre-Tesla experiments; the early beam weapons of Grindell-Mathews; John Hettenger and his early beam power systems; Ulivi Turpain and others. Learn about Project Argus, Project Teak and Project Orange; EMP experiments back in the '60s; why the Air Force directed the construction of a huge ionospheric "backscatter" telemetry system across the Pacific just after World War II; why Raytheon has collected every patent relevant to HAARP over the past few years; and much more pertinent information on hidden Cold War technology.

Did you know that cats are related etymologically to caterpillars? Or that Thomas Edison played a key role in popularizing the use of the greeting “Hello”? Or that muscles were originally mice, since a flexed biceps looks like a little rodent scurrying under the skin? Word Histories and Mysteries provides a panoramic view of the unique richness of English, uncovering the origins of five hundred everyday words whose surprising and often amusing stories offer insights into the history of humankind. Arranged in convenient alphabetical order, the notes are written in a lively and entertaining style perfect for browsing. The reader can learn how some of the most recent words, such as the computer term wiki, were coined, or trace the origins of English back to the Indo-European language spoken long before the invention of writing. A short introduction outlines the techniques linguists use to trace the history of words, and a handy glossary explains the linguistic terms that describe the ways in which language changes over time. Photographs and drawings help familiarize the reader with the ancient objects or cultural practices from which our words have sprung. Fascinating and fun to read, Word Histories and Mysteries is an ideal gift for high school or college students interested in language and for anyone who wants to know more about the curious sounds we make to communicate every day.

Что за таинственная субстанция находится в нашей голове? Она позволяет нам двигаться, видеть, чувствовать, думать. Но как этому хитросплетению нейронов удается руководить нашим телом и мыслью? "Занимательный атлас" приглашает вас в увлекательное путешествие внутрь самих себя, в таинственную вселенную человеческого тела.

Львів і кава - речі нероздільні. Про давні традиції вживання цього напою, висловлювання відомих людей, секрети приготування кави, захоплюючі легенди, цікаві історії - все це в книзі Юрія Винничука «Таємниці львівської кави».

Поема "Одіссея", створена генієм легендарного епічного поета Стародавньої Греції Гомера, - одне з найвидатніших творів світової літератури, творіння, насичене повнокровним життям, яскравою фантастикою і поетичним блиском. Небезпечні пригоди хитромудрого і багатостраждального Одіссея (йому, пристрасно прагне додому в Ітаку, належить вступити в єдиноборство з Посейдоном, побувати в країні жорстоких людожерів і на острові чарівниці Кірки, а потім вирушити до порога царства мертвих), ніжні почуття героїв і пристрасті, що вирують на сторінках поеми, легенди і таємниці, якими овіяне минуле, нарешті, сама мова, якою написана поема Гомера, надзвичайно образний і яскравий, - все це знову і знову притягує до себе увагу все нових читачів, надихає поетів і художників.

Свого часу Іван Франко переконував, що збірка «Зів’яле листя» написана під емоціііним впливом від прочитання щоденника самогубця, який не зміг пережити нещасливе кохання. Чи можна було вірити Франкові, що до написання інтимних поезій, які спровокували гострі літературні суперечки, непорозуміння між ним і критикою, причетні чужі переживання, а не його особисті? Хто та незнайомка, яку покохав ліричний герой і взаємності якої не знайшов? Ім’я її так і не було відкрито — Франко вмів зберігати таємниці. Після його смерті одні претендентки на титул героїні збірки зголошувалися з власної волі, інших називали дослідники. Та всі розуміли, що то були не вони. А на неї ніхто не міг і подумати... У повісті-есе «Твого ім’я не вимовлю ніколи» Роман Горак переконує, що все-таки то була Вона.