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1	Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less more books like this by Guy Claxton, Carole Vincer (Illustrator) add to wishlist Using a compelling argument that the mind works best when people trust their unconscious or "underminds, " psychologist Claxton makes an appeal to readers to be less analytical and let their creativity have free rein. see all copies from $6.40! new only from $8.09! \| SVS
2	Heart of Buddhism more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist Attempting to convey the spirit of Buddhism in its most rational, practical and mundane form this book offers a way for normal healthy people to become more healthy and explains that when the simple belief is properly understood the vast range of practices and doctrines begin to make sense. The author also wrote "Beyond Therapy: The Impact of ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $51.70!
3	Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Science, and Our Day-To-Day Lives more books like this by Gay Watson (Editor), Guy Claxton (Editor), Stephen Batchelor (Editor) add to wishlist This thought-provoking collection of essays, compiled from two international conferences held at the Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies and Contemporary Enquiry in Devon, England, constitutes an overview of how current concepts in Western philosophy, science, and psychology can be related to the tenets of Buddhism. Correlated with the Buddhist ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $7.75! \| SVS
4	Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist The human brain will do a number of unusual and interesting things if given time. It will learn patterns of a degree of subtlety which normal, busy consciousness cannot even see, let alone master, and make sense out of ill-defined situations which leave everyday rationality flummoxed. It will get to the bottom of personal, emotional issues more ... see all copies from $4.72! first editions
5	Wayward Mind: An Intimate History of the Unconscious more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist The unconscious has had a long and chequered history. For at least the last 4,000 years, societies have concocted comforting fables in the face of the recurrent puzzles of human existence - death, dreaming, madness, possession, inspiration - that invariably rely on some notion of the unconscious. Supernatural 'fairy stories' need some internal ... see all copies from $8.84! new only from $9.65! \| SVS
6	Hare brain, tortoise mind. more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist 'Learning to loaf' -- this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development. The human brain-mind will do a number of unusual, interesting and important things if given time. It will learn patterns of a degree of subtlety which normal, ... see all copies from $18.05! new only from $31.01!
7 $The Creative Thinking Plan How to Generate Ideas and Solve Problems in Your Work and Life: \N$	The Creative Thinking Plan How to Generate Ideas and Solve Problems in Your Work and Life: \N by Guy Lucas Claxton, Bill add to wishlist The processes involved in creative thought seem mysterious and can often elude us. Yet the ability to think creatively and productively is vital to our personal and professional lives.Creativity is a major economic force in the 21st century and an essential part of everyday life. Being smart in today's world means we have to be flexible to the ... see all copies from $13.07! new only from $13.07!
8	Learning for Life in the 21st Century: Sociocultural Perspectives on the Future of Education more books like this by Gordon Wells (Editor), Guy Claxton (Editor) add to wishlist Education is about developing minds that are ready to thrive in the complex uncertainties of the postmodern world: minds that are curious, confident, critical and collaborative. But how is that to be achieved? What are the implications for schools and teachers of rethinking education in this way? In Learning for Life in the 21st Century, a ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $41.33! \| SVS
9	Be Creative by Guy Claxton add to wishlist Creativity is a major economic force of the 21st Century and a vital part of everyday life. To achieve harmony, balance and personal success in our lives we need to think more creatively, become self-aware and respond to changing circumstances in a flexible and effective way. With practical exercises and inspiring examples, Guy Claxton and Bill ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $24.64!
10	Beyond Therapy: The Impact of Eastern Religions on Psychological Theory and Practice more books like this by Guy Claxton (Editor) add to wishlist The literature of the spiritual traditions, especially Buddhism, can be of enormous help in understanding the concept of well-being and in developing practices that enhance it. Because it pre-supposes no technical knowledge of either the spiritual traditions or psychology, this collection of essays by psychologists will be of interest to anyone ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $52.44! \| first editions
11	Liberating the Learner: Lessons for Professional Development in Education more books like this by Guy Caxton, Guy Claxton add to wishlist There is clear evidence that the quality of children's learning in school is very dependant on the style of the teacher's approach and the learning environment he or she creates. This, in turn, is a reflection of teachers own beliefs, anxieties and enthusiasms about learning, often gained through their own educational experiences. This volume ... see all copies from $37.79! new only from $59.46!
12 view cover	Creativity, Wisdom, and Trusteeship: Exploring the Role of Education more books like this by Ms. Anna Craft (Editor), Howard Gardner (Editor), Guy Claxton (Editor) add to wishlist Creativity and wisdom as fields of scholarship and as they relate to classroom practice are the focus of this important new volume from Anna Craft, Howard Gardner, Guy Claxton, and their coauthors Mihaly Csikzsentmihalyi, William Damon, David Henry Feldman, Helen Haste, David Perkins, Dean Keith Simonton, Robert Sternberg, and others. This ... see all copies from $33.95! new only from $33.95! \| SVS
13 view cover	Intuitive Practitioner more books like this by Terry Atkinson (Editor), Guy Claxton (Editor) add to wishlist Much of the time, experienced professionals in both education and other fields cannot explain what they are doing, or tell you what they know; and students cannot articulate their learning. The "Intuitive Practitioner" tackles this apparent paradox head on, and explores the dynamic relationship between reason and intuition in the context of ... see all copies from $27.71! new only from $41.55!
14 view cover	Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist An introduction to a new science of learning, about how to raise children with the disposition they will need to survive and succeed in the fast-changing world of the third millennium. The book draws on research into the functions and workings of the brain and the processes by which we learn. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
15	Cognitive Psychology: New Directions more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $4.01! new only from $24.90! \| first editions
16 view cover	What's the Point of School?: Rediscovering the Heart of Education more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist With their emphasis on regurgitated knowledge and stressful exams, today's schools actually do more harm than good. Guiding readers past the sterile debates about City Academies and dumbed-down exams, Claxton proves that education's key responsibility should be to create enthusiastic learners who will go on to thrive as adults in a swiftly ... see all copies from $12.08! new only from $12.08! \| SVS
17 view cover	Wise Up more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist From the author of the bestselling Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, comes a breakthrough book on the future of learning. The new sciences of brain and mind are revealing that everyone has the capacity to become a powerful, lifelong learner. We can all learn how to learn; it has little to do with conventional intelligenec or educational success. Guy ... see all copies from $24.18! new only from $24.18! \| SVS
18	Building Learning Power by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $30.16! new only from $30.16!
19 view cover	Learning and Teaching: Where Worldviews Meet more books like this by Guy Claxton (Editor), Andrew Pollard (Editor), Rosamund Sutherland (Editor) add to wishlist The articles collected in this study examine how compelling, or dissonant, worldviews affect the manner in which people learn. The rhetoric of lifelong learning and globalization have created pressures that are unlikely to abate. In every educational sector, teachers and students have to cope with new, complex and often conflicting values and ... see all copies from $5.28! new only from $27.30! \| first editions
20	Wholly Human: Western & Eastern Visions of the Self & Its Perfection more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $9.97! signed copies
21	The Little Ed Book more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $14.30! first editions
22	Live and learn : an introduction to the psychology of growth and change in everyday life more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $5.80! SVS
23	Being a Teacher: A Positive Approach to Change & Stress more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53!
24	Educating the inquiring mind : the challenge for school science more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $234.41!
25	Noises from the darkroom : the science and mystery of the mind more books like this by Guy Claxton add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions

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