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Lisa Feldman Barrett Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Neuroscientist, psychologist, and author of "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" (Amazon "Best Books of 2020") and "How Emotions are Made"

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Book Cover for: A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. A Russian Count is sentenced to house arrest in a posh hotel filled with quirky & wonderful personalities. He is an endearing character, a caring human, and far more clever than the authorities realize .... 4/7 https://t.co/HWCrSMOPvH https://t.co/uzNZUpYrWr

Paperback, 2019

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, Lisa Feldman Barrett

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

German translations of both my books, "How Emotions are Made" and "Seven and a Half Lessons About The Brain," will be published in 2023. https://t.co/ebmIjo9y2f "Wie Gefühle entstehen: Eine neue Sicht auf unsere Emotionen" "Siebeneinhalb Lektionen über das Gehirn" https://t.co/1GloZZzJOt

Paperback, 2018

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions, Batja Mesquita

Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions

Batja Mesquita
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (https://t.co/07Z9eaizzj). "Metazoa" by @PGodfreySmith, "An Immense World" by @EdYong209, and "Between Us" by @BatjaMesquita. All are great reads.

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness, Mark Solms

The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness

Mark Solms
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

@Mark_Solms @hagioptasia_uk @PhilWillcox @DavidTr89218149 @juleslhoward @dsznycer @DylanTweed @ExtravertedFace @DrJarryd @psychpodcast @DegenRolf @fortelabs @D_Shariatmadari @hubermanlab @DoctorLockwood @ka_lindquist @Aaron_Kraus @profbrucehood @melissadahl @AjayBSatpute @philbarden @DoctorJRo @anilkseth @SpeciesTypical Looking forward to reading your critique, Mark. Scientific criticism is necessary for us to progress as a field. But based on what you've written in "The Hidden Spring" (and on Twitter), it appears that your grasp of the theory of constructed emotion has some significant gaps. 1/

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman. A masterpiece. Ove is a grumpy old man and a creature of habit. But every tiny quirk of his behavior has a good reason, and this book masterfully pieces together his story. (I haven't seen the American-ized film with Tom Hanks.) 3/7 https://t.co/88Z10CYo13 https://t.co/FVn621baca

Paperback, 2015

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain, Lisa Feldman Barrett

Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

German translations of both my books, "How Emotions are Made" and "Seven and a Half Lessons About The Brain," will be published in 2023. https://t.co/ebmIjo9y2f "Wie Gefühle entstehen: Eine neue Sicht auf unsere Emotionen" "Siebeneinhalb Lektionen über das Gehirn" https://t.co/1GloZZzJOt

Paperback, 2021

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman

Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman. A masterpiece. Ove is a grumpy old man and a creature of habit. But every tiny quirk of his behavior has a good reason, and this book masterfully pieces together his story. (I haven't seen the American-ized film with Tom Hanks.) 3/7 https://t.co/88Z10CYo13 https://t.co/FVn621baca

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Book Cover for: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, Ed Yong

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Ed Yong
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (https://t.co/07Z9eaizzj). "Metazoa" by @PGodfreySmith, "An Immense World" by @EdYong209, and "Between Us" by @BatjaMesquita. All are great reads.

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik

A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

A Deadly Education, by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, Book 1) Galadriel is a loner at a school for magic where half the senior class dies each year. She may be a powerful evil sorceress. Or maybe not. All 3 books have rich character development & kindness in unexpected places. 7/7 https://t.co/MQQAc0eapr https://t.co/dLbLvQ0W2V

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Helen Simonson

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson
Lisa Feldman BarrettLisa Feldman Barrett

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson. An unlikely friendship between a retired British major and a Pakistani shopkeeper blossoms into something more. My husband, who generally doesn't read love stories, also adored this book. 2/7 https://t.co/hm5gbtqZHf https://t.co/lrfm38YOdF

Paperback, 2010

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