Consciousness is our gateway to experience: it enables us to recognize Van Goghs starry skies be enraptured by Beethovens Fifth & stand in awe of a snowcapped mountain. Yet consciousness is subjective personal & famously difficult to examine: philosophers have for centuries declared this mental entity so mysterious as to be impenetrable to science. In The Ravenous Brain neuroscientist Daniel Bor departs sharply from this historical view & builds on the latest research to propose a new model for how consciousness works. Bor argues that this brain-based faculty evolved as an accelerated knowledge gathering tool. Consciousness is effectively an idea factory
- that choice mental space dedicated to innovation a key component of which is the discovery of deep structures within the contents of our awareness. This model explains our brains ravenous appetite for information
- & in particular its constant search for patterns. Why for instance after all our physical needs have been met do we recreationally solve crossword or Sudoku puzzles? Such behavior may appear biologically wasteful but according to Bor this search for structure can yield immense evolutionary benefits
- it led our ancestors to discover fire & farming pushed modern society to forge ahead in science & technology & guides each one of us to understand & control the world around us. But the sheer innovative power of human consciousness carries with it the heavy cost of mental fragility. Bor discusses the medical implications of his theory of consciousness & what it means for the origins & treatment of psychiatric ailments including attention-deficit disorder schizophrenia manic depression & autism. All mental illnesses he argues can be reformulated as disorders of consciousness
- a perspective that opens up new avenues of treatment for alleviating mental suffering. A controversial view of consciousness The Ravenous Brain links cognition to creativity in an ingenious solution to one of sciences biggest mysteries.



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The Ravenscar Dynasty introducing the house of De Ravenel launches Barbara Taylor Bradford's epic new series spanning a century. Ravenscar: A house a legacy & a dynasty. On a bitterly cold day in 1904 the De Ravenel family's future changes for ever. When Cecily De Ravenel tells her 18-year-old son Edward of the death of his father brother & cousins in a fire a part of him dies as well. Edward is comforted by his cousin Neville Watkins who is suspicious of the deaths. The two men vow to seek the truth avenge the deaths & take control of the business empire usurped from Edward's great uncle sixty years before. & so begins an epic saga about an astonishing family set in extraordinary times. Handsome charismatic & a notorious womaniser Edward battles his cousin Henry Grant for control of the family empire. Elizabeth Wyland a young widow & a great beauty stands by his side & they are secretly married. She is power hungry & ambitious. But Edward also has a mistress: Jane Shaw a constant in his life. & as Elizabeth's jealousy damages their marriage Edward's only solace is his work & Jane. Edward's position as the glamorous head of the De Ravenels is fatally rocked when betrayal comes from within. Soon catastrophe threatens to destroy the family & the business! Power & money passion & adultery ambition & treachery -- all illuminate a dramatic saga set against the backdrop of the Edwardian Era & the Belle Epoque just before the First World War. ...

Yorkshire 1904. On Netherwood Common Russian emigre Anna Rabinovich shows her dear friend Eve Williams a house: a Victorian villa solidly built from local stone. This is Ravenscliffe & it's the house Anna wants them to live in. It's their house she says. It was meant to be. As Anna transforms Ravenscliffe an attraction grows between her & union man Amos. But when Eve's long-lost brother Silas turns up in the closely-knit mining community of Netherwood cracks begin to appear in even the strongest friendships. Meanwhile at Netherwood Hall cherished traditions are being undermined by the whims of the feckless heir to the title Tobias Hoyland & his American bride Thea Stirling. Below stairs the loyal servants strive to preserve the noble family's dignity & reputation. But both inside the great house & in the world beyond values & loyalties are rapidly changing. ...

With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard A straightforward & snappy guide to successful customer service from the author of the bestselling The One Minute Manager. Raving Fans in a nutshell is the advice given to a new Area Manager on his first day
- in an extraordinary business book that will help everyone in every kind of organisation or business deliver stunning customer service & achieve miraculous bottom-line results. Raving Fans is written in the parable style of The One Minute Manager & uses a brilliantly simple & charming story to teach how to define a vision learn what a customer really wants institute effective systems & make Raving Fan Service a constant feature
- not just a passing fad. Business is in the midst of a service crisis that has left millions of disillusioned customers in its wake. Raving Fans

Includes:: startling new tips & innovative techniques that can help anyone create a revolution in any workplace
- & turn their customers into raving spending fans.




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Dave Courtney whose autobiography Stop the Ride I Want to Get Off was a huge bestseller reveals all from another hidden aspect of Londons underworld. Notorious in Londons criminal underworld Dave is also a big name in the club & dance scene. Raving Lunacy is the story of this double life & how one world spilled over into the other. From parties in prisons sewers railway arches & aircraft hangers to legitimacy (Dave & his partner Terry Turbo won 1999s Best Large Promotions of the Year); Raving Lunacy covers the ground that Stop the Ride left out as Dave details what went on after the doors were shut tight. The clientele that came to the parties was in Daves words the most colourful characters London has to offer. Dave was as ever in the thick of it & saw & experienced the explosion the fallout the casualties & the successes. Told with characteristic humour & brazen honesty Raving Lunacy reveals the darker side of the era known as the summer of love. ...

Making smart delicious food choices in a short amount of time is now easier than ever. Raw & Simple provides easy (and incredibly tasty!) recipes that will feed your body & spirit without requiring hours of prep work. Recipes include: * Oatmeal Walnut Raisin Cookies * Apple Pie Smoothie * Winterland Salad * Cucumber Basil Soup * Creamy Kale Salad with Capers & Hazelnuts * Maple-Dijon Brussels Sprouts * Thai Veggie Noodles * Root Vegetable Slaw * Cherry-Hemp Muesli * Watermelon-Fennel-Mint Chiller * Strawberry Spinach Salad with Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette * Colorful Cabbage Salad * Cauliflower Couscous * Carrot-Ginger Coconut Soup * Orange-Cranberry-Apple Relish * Herbed Pecan Pate * Orange-Almond Truffles Raw food chef & instructor Judita Wignall fully integrates her raw food platform with holistic health & wellness. It's not just about food-it's about feeding your whole body & fueling your life! ...

For many years what has become known as outsider" art
- the art produced by visionaries spiritualists recluses the "mad"
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When Leslie & Susannah Kenton's Raw Energy was first published it became an instant bestseller. A Raw Energy way of eating
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Raw Fairies is the UKs first raw food home delivery service conceived & run by Anya Ladra. In this book she shows you how to create food bursting with enzymes vitamins & minerals using only raw & living plant foods & easy methods of preparation. Start with a 5-day cleansing detox & then enjoy the recipes every day. Get the day off to a great start with an energy-boosting Drink: try a Winter Spice Smoothie with Maca Powder. For Snacks & Sides to keep you going through the day try Tomato & Herb Flaxseed Crackers with Mushroom Pate. Salads & Dressings are full of health & creative flavour combinations. Make yourself a Kale Salad with Cranberries & Avocado Dressing & be satisfied without feeling heavy. Theres so much to explore in raw-food Mains
- you can make delicious Tomato Quiche & Pad Thai without cooking! Finally everyone craves Sweets & Desserts so enjoy raw Brownies & Berry Cheesecake.
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A top nutritionist provides her simple proven five-level diet plan to safely make the transition to eating raw foods & to detoxify & achieve a perfect body no matter how you eat now. The raw food craze has taken off as raw restaurants spring up & celebrities models & other fans tout the effects of eating raw. However many people who are intrigued by raw food simply don't know how to make the transition from what they're eating now or how to achieve the benefits of eating raw without giving up their lifestyle or the foods they love. Natalia Rose an in-demand nutritionist shows how in The Raw Food Detox Diet". Whether your diet is primarily made up of meat & potatoes or tofu & tempeh you can incorporate the flavour & lasting health benefits of raw food into your life with this groundbreaking diet book to energize & inspire you to achieve your goals safely & easily." ...