Mind games
By: by Michael Powell
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9781435138971; 9781435113343
Subjects: Will; Brain; GAMES; Mind and body; Games; Self-actualization (Psychology); General
Description: The human brain is an incredibly powerful organ. Its abilities are still only vaguely understood--and few people have come close to tapping even the tiniest fraction of its full potential. Yet with that fraction they have accomplished incredible deeds. This fascinating book reveals the secrets of those masters of the mind. With step-by-step instructions for performing 50 mental feats ranging from the merely impressive (deceive a lie detector, decipher body language, win a game of chess) to the stunning (master pain, think like a genius, hypnotize yourself and others), the miraculous (bend spoons, read minds, cure illness), and the scarcely believable (travel outside your body, foretell the future, walk on fire), Mind Games is a complete practical guide to exploring--and building--your own mental powers. Some of the activities in these pages have firm foundations in science; others, based on the accounts of those who claim to have accomplished them, require a certain leap of faith. Only you can judge what is truly possible as you exercise your brain, harness its enormous power, and train it to perform truly amazing acts of will!
Notes: Includes index.

Original concept and written by Michael Powell ; executive editor, James Tavendale ; edited by Katherine Robinson and Ewan Carpenter ; illustration by Allen Boe and AnnDrea Boe ; photography by AnnDrea Boe ; designed by Allen Boe.

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Your brain exploded; title: Feed your brain; title: Drinking water; title: How to beat a lie detector test; title: Do impossible sums in your head; title: Memorize a deck of cards; title: How to tell if someone is lying; title: How to bring on an out-of-the-body experience; title: Eye to eye; title: How to develop extrasensory perception; title: Think yourself healthy; title: Permission to succeed; title: How to win a game of chess in two moves; title: Read body language; title: Cognitive interviewing; title: How to develop mental toughness; title: Play the percentages; title: Ponzi schemes exposed; title: Anger management; title: How to get lucky; title: Optical illusions; title: The power of synchronicity; title: Speed reading; title: Resetting your body clock; title: The principles of fire walking; title: Plunging fingers in molten lead; title: Cutlery bending; title: How to negotiate; title: Think like a millionaire; title: How hypnosis works; title: Creative risk taking; title: Brain gym; title: Increase your sex appeal; title: How to read an aura; title: Balancing your chakras; title: Remembering names; title: Memorize the telephone directory; title: Mind control techniques; title: Listening skills; title: Think like a genius; title: The Mozart effect; title: How to win at Jeopardy; title: Brainstorming using random association; title: Super strength; title: How to be assertive; title: Study skills; title: How to have lucid dreams; title: Acupressure; title: Power browsing; title: Stress-reducing tips.