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50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. It also explores topics that listeners will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as "opposites attract", "people use only 10% of their brains", and "handwriting reveals your personality", and provides a "mythbusting kit" for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life.

From the bestselling authors and hosts of "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe," a high-tech roadmap of the future in their beloved voice, cracking open the follies of futurists past and how technology will profoundly change our world, redefining what it means to be human. Our predictions of the...

We are nothing but a pack of neurons, Francis Crick once said. Vladimir Miskovic and Steven Jay Lynn show that this way of thinking is both limited and an obstacle to understanding consciousness. In Dreaming Reality, Miskovic and Lynn connect the latest findings from neuroscience—which studies the brain from the outside in, as a purely physical object—to the insights of the world’s mystical traditions, which chart elaborate cartographies of the mind from inside out through experiences of meditation, prayer, and ecstasy.

An all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking from podcast host and academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine Steven Novella and his SGU co-hosts, which Richard Wiseman calls "the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction." It is intimidating to realize...

Each tale follows a reluctant young man as he’s drawn into a world of power games and sexual awakening, challenged to confront not only what turns him on...but who he’s truly meant to be.

Cheerful in the face of dark opposition. Innovative to improve a backward world. Industrial as a cure for oppressive conditions. Unyielding beneath all who seek to bind and control them. Faithful until they conquer the fear of death and rise to great acts of heroism and service. Mormons and steampunks are two faces of the same coin. Twelve authors spin tales of true believers facing impossible odds, risking this life in the hope of gaining something better after.

Short novels are movie length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2012 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form.

Here is an unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction short stories published in 2009 by current and emerging masters of the genre, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Erosion",l by Ian Creasey, a man tests the limits of his exo-suit prior to leaving a dying earth. In "As Women Fight", by Sara Genge, a hunter has no time to train for a fight to inhabit his wife's body in a society of body-switchers....

Stranded on a forgotten island, the young wizard Elian and his companions seek shelter in a crumbling ruin, but the island has plans of its own. Lurking beneath the surface is an ancient hunger, one that warps flesh and mind alike. As the line between pleasure and peril blurs, Elian is drawn into a world of seductive horror, where desire is a weapon and corruption feels like bliss.

When a strange coin and a puff of pink smoke bring a seductive djinni into his life, one lonely college student and his roommate, Daniel, are granted the chance to make a single wish each. But with power like that comes a catch—they have to make each others wishes for them.

Explicit romance. Editors Brenda Cothern and Heather Norris worked with fifteen lovely authors to provide you with short stories sure to pleasure. An explicit romance anthology; we found spicy romance. This anthology has high heat levels and a variety of genres.

In a world where space travel is the ultimate frontier, one astronaut's mission to Mars becomes the catalyst for an unimaginable transformation. Tasked with helping to establish a new colony, he finds himself not only grappling with the isolation of space but also with a profound personal journey that challenges his very identity.

A NEW NOVEL FROM AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEVEN JAY GRIFFEL Equal parts drama, thriller, and Native American legend, THE ISHI AFFAIR is Steven Jay Griffel’s most powerful novel yet. Blending elements of history and fiction until they are virtually inseparable, Griffel tells the story of men and women struggling to save their marriages and careers while he challenges forever how people will view Ishi, one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Author of five novels, Steven Jay Griffel lives in Queens, New York, with his wife Barbara. What Amazon Customers have written about...

Stay Thirsty Publishing Proudly Presents Forty Years Later. An Amazon #1 Best Seller with over 55,000 eBooks downloaded from veteran author Steven Jay Griffel. A compelling story of second chances in life and love. Successful middle-aged publishing executive David Grossman risks everything to fulfill a promise to a woman he has not seen in forty years. When former teen sweethearts David and Jill reunite after four decades, sparks fly, despite his long marriage to Allison and Jill’s LGBT reputation. Jill Black, a “one-hit wonder” Hollywood screenwriter, is consumed by her last chance ...

The guest you're about to listen to is going to be famous one day... You heard it here first. Host Steven Jay (that's me) welcomes engaging personalities who I believe are going to be famous one day. Guests provide vivid illustrations, explain confusing concepts, or reveal deeply personal experiences. Here you'll find yourself learning something new, listening to a captivating story, and maybe even transforming your perception on a subject, or person, you didn't previously understand. You'll be able to look back and say, "I remember listening to them before they were famous!"

Steve Fisher’s Lifeslices podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning more about the world around them and the people who are making a difference. Fisher interviews guests from a variety of backgrounds, including scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and politicians. The podcast covers a wide range of topics, from life on Mars to the future of humanity to the meaning of life. Here are some of the things that make Steve Fisher’s Lifeslices podcast so great: High-quality content: Fisher interviews some of the most interesting and thought-provoking people in the world. His guests...

STAY THIRSTY PRESS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE SEASON'S MOST SATISFYING ROMANTIC COMEDY. Alice Bouchet is the right-leaning Christian leader of an ultra-conservative small town. Barry Roth is a liberal New York Jewish novelist struggling to write a new book and regain his early success. When Barry swaps his tiny Manhattan apartment for Alice's historic mansion, they both embark on a journey to re-energize their lives. Barry leaves behind his overbearing mother and urban lifestyle, while Alice seeks to experience, for once in her life, the big world she has only read about. Left on Main Street is a...

In GROSSMAN’S CASTLE, Steven Jay Griffel’s storied hero David Grossman is at a critical juncture: Nearly thirty, he is professionally unfocused and romantically unsettled. He yearns for a meaningful life and a committed lover to share it with. He dreams of greatness, but like most people, he lacks motivation and direction. But greatness comes to people in many different ways. Some are born great. Some achieve it. And some, like David Grossman, have greatness thrust upon them. GROSSMAN’S CASTLE is a love story about four friends–and a ghost–each searching for love amidst a backdrop...

AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEVEN JAY GRIFFEL'S EVERYMAN NOVEL THE DEADLINE is the story of David Grossman, a Baby Boomer approaching sixty who loses his high-paying corporate job, forcing him to review his options and priorities. Desperate for a last chance at personal fulfillment, David makes a one-year deal with his wife. If he fails, his life-long dream is likely over and he must return to the corporate grind, “a life lived under the steady lash.” At first, one year seems like ample time, but David had not counted on having to deal with a moody culinary genius from the Amazon, a high...

Where everyday educators share big ideas, real stories, and a little inspiration for the road ahead. Hosts: Jay Haffner, Katie Morrison, Dr. Steven Snead