Behavioral Neurobiology of Psychedelic Drugs
Adam L. Haberstadt, Franz Vollenweider, David E. Nichols (Eds.)
This volume brings together the latest basic and clinical research examining the effects and underlying mechanisms of psychedelic drugs. Examples of drugs within this group include LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline. Despite their structural differences, these compounds produce remarkably similar experiences in humans and share a common mechanism of action.
Springer Berlin
Mysteries of the Far North. The Secret History of the Vikings in Greenland and North America
Jacques Privat
Privat reveals that the Vikings were in Greenland, its neighboring islands, and the eastern shores of Canada long before Columbus. He examines in depth how Greenland and its surroundings were inhabited for nearly 5 centuries by two Nordic colonies, Vestri-bygd and Eystri-bygd, which disappeared mysteriously: one in 1342 and the other in the 16th century.
Simon & Schuster
The Climate Book. The Facts and the Solutions
Greta Thunberg
This book gathers the wisdom of over one hundred experts – geophysicists, oceanographers, and meteorologists; engineers, economists, and mathematicians; historians, philosophers, and indigenous leaders – to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster. Once we are given the full picture, how can we not act? And if a schoolchild’s strike could ignite a global protest, what could we do collectively if we tried?
Penguin Books
Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
Sander van der Linden
With remarkable clarity, the author explains why our brains are so vulnerable to misinformation, how it spreads across social networks, and what we can do to protect ourselves and others. Like a virus, misinformation infects our minds, exploiting shortcuts in how we see and process information to alter our beliefs, modify our memories, and replicate at astonishing rates. Here, readers practical tools to defend themselves and others against nefarious persuasion.
W.W. Norton
The Forbidden Notebook
Alba de Cespedes and Ann Goldstein
Sudden impulse – she buys a shiny black notebook. She starts keeping a diary in secret, recording her concerns about her daughter, fears her husband will discover her new habit and the constant churn of the domestic routine. With each entry Valeria plunges deeper into her interior life, uncovering profound dissatisfaction and restlessness. The roles that have come to define her-as wife, as mother, as daughter-begin to break apart.
Pushkin Press