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The self illusion / Bruce Hood.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
126 HOOD	Adult Non Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781780330075 (pbk.)
ISBN	1780330073 (pbk.)
Name	Hood, Bruce M. (Bruce MacFarlane)
Title	The self illusion / Bruce Hood.
Published	London : Constable, 2012.
Description	xiv, 258 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1.The Most Wondrous Organ -- 2.The Machiavellian Baby -- 3.The Looking Glass Self -- 4.The Cost of Free Will -- 5.Why Our Choices Are Not Our Own -- 6.How the Tribe Made Me -- 7.The Stories We Live By -- 8.Caught in the Web -- 9.Why You Can't See Your Self in Reflection.
Summary	Superstitious habits are common. Do you ever cross your fingers, knock on wood, avoid walking under ladders, or step around black cats? Sentimental value often supersedes material worth. If someone offered to replace your childhood teddy bear or wedding ring with a brand new, exact replica, would you do it?
Subjects	Self
	Mind and body
	Neurosciences -- Popular works
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Mind and body . Neurosciences -- Popular works . Self . See Also: Alexander technique . Body image . Brain . Consciousness . Holistic medicine . Hypnotism . Medicine, Psychosomatic . Mental healing . Mental suggestion . Philosophical anthropology . Psychophysiology . Self . Ego (Psychology) . Individuality . Mind and body . Role playing . Satisfaction . Thought and thinking . Will . Authors: Hood, Bruce M. (Bruce MacFarlane) .