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A look at the mind's natural shortcuts
Wray Herbert is thinking about your brain. He concludes that your thinking may be so ancient that you're making more mistakes than you'd prefer.
In "On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind's Hard-Wired Habits" (Crown Publishers, 2010), the author writes...Tags: Science, Charity, Book, Social Issues, Psychologists
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Mona Simpson and the L.A. Times bestseller list
Jacket CopyMona Simpson's "My Hollywood," a layered, literary take on motherhood and nannyhood, enters the L.A. Times bestseller list this week at No. 11. Simpson, who lives in Santa Monica, told Susan Salter Reynolds about what inspired her to create Lola,...... -
L.A. Times bestsellers, featuring Rosanne Cash
Jacket CopyAnyone who follows Rosanne Cash on Twitter knows she's funny, candid and smart. "Must check celebrity health & beauty blogs to discern inability to sleep. Probably repressing inner Goddess or not eating enough seaweed," she Tweeted earlier this week,... -
L.A. Times bestsellers and Chateau Marmont
Jacket CopyAlthough what's hip in Hollywood changes faster than you can say "paparazzi," there's one destination that's been consistently starlit since it opened in 1931: the Chateau Marmont hotel. That's why it makes it into the title of Lauren Weisberger's new....... -
What's the secret of 'The Power'? Bestsellers for Sept. 12, 2010
Jacket CopyI don't know what the secret of "The Secret" is, but I know that the book's popularity has driven author Rhonda Byrne's new book, "The Power," to the top of our nonfiction bestseller list. "Rhonda Byrne reveals the single greatest...... -
L.A. Times bestsellers for Sept. 19: Tony Blair's 'A Journey'
Jacket CopyTony Blair has been chalking up the frequent flier miles. On Monday, he was in Philadelphia, accepting the 2010 Liberty Medal. Tuesday saw him being interviewed in New York by Katie Couric, and on Wednesday, he was in Massachusetts, talking...... -
Bestsellers, Sept 26: The girl with the Franzen tattoo?
Jacket CopyJonathan Franzen and his new novel, "Freedom," top our fiction bestseller list for the third week running, keeping perennial bestseller Stieg Larsson at bay. Larsson's Millennium Trilogy is doing fine -- "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" is at...... -
'30 Rock' recap: The rainbow coalition
Show TrackerThree episodes into its fifth season, "30 Rock" is in peak form. The series had some wobbly moments last season, but ended on a high note that seems to be continuing -- last week's episode, with a memorable guest spot...... -
Theater review: 'The Earth-a-llujah Earth-a-llujah Revival' at REDCAT
Culture MonsterPraise the Lord and power down your iPod, Reverend Billy is here to save your bar-coded soul. The activist pastor and his Life After Shopping gospel choir rocked the REDCAT house (twice) on Thursday night in âThe Earth-a-llujah Earth-a-llujah Revival,â... -
The 2010 elections: Twitter isn't a very reliable prediction tool
The Big PictureThere's nothing quite as much fun as watching the election returns on CNN, whose newsroom, packed with all sorts of goofy push-button video monitors and high-tech gadgetry, looks like it could double as the set for the next "Star Trek"...... -
Brand X Files: Malcolm Gladwell. Kanye West, All-Star. Tequila Vault opens.
Brand XMalcolm Gladwell's social networking slam: The generally beloved "Tipping Point" author says social media doesn't stir revolutions, such as Egypt's recent Facebook-assisted uprising, which is reportedly getting him "flak" -- though CBS News can't seem... -
PEN World Voices announces 2011 lineup
Jacket CopyThe schedule is announced for the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival....
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