American Brain

Dr. Omalu provides answers to parents who fear contact sports might cause injuries that have long-term effects. Should your child play contact sports? This audiobook will help you answer this question.

In Against Football Steve Almond details why, after 40 years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves. Using a synthesis of memoir, reportage, and cultural critique, Almond asks a series of provocative questions: Does our addiction to football foster a tolerance for violence, greed, racism, and homophobia? What does it mean that our society has transmuted the intuitive physical joys of childhood--run, leap, throw, tackle--into a billion-dollar industry?

Following a stellar 12-year career as a linebacker, including a Super Bowl win with Baltimore in 2000, O. J. "Juice" Brigance joined the Ravens' front office. But in 2007, Brigance was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - also known as Lou Gehrig's disease - and told he had only three to five years to live. As a player, he'd battled hundreds of injuries and setbacks. None of them prepared him to face ALS.

This book offers a way to help manage all of this stress and subsequent guilt, without adding a lot of time or effort to your already overwhelmed life. Kickass Confidence will unmask what confidence is, as well as what it is not. We will then gently explore the science of confidence from neuroscience and psychology perspectives, as well as the tools used in executive, life, and business coaching. You'll learn about the latest research and theories that indicate anyone can physically change his or her own brain structure and function.