Carol Tavris
1) Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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A NEW EDITION UPDATED IN 2020 • Why is it so hard to say "I made a mistake" — and really believe it?
When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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REVISED and UPDATED Edition, 2024: A compelling, “fascinating” (Robert Cialdini) defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and giving women the evidence they need to make informed decisions about their health.
"Estrogen Matters was my antidote to the misinformation surrounding menopause. This book should be the bible for every single person...
"Estrogen Matters was my antidote to the misinformation surrounding menopause. This book should be the bible for every single person...
3) Mistakes were made (but not by me): why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts
Author
Language
English
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""Entertaining, illuminating and--when you recognize yourself in the stories it tells--mortifying." --Wall Street Journal "Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made--but not in this book!" --Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
REVISED and UPDATED Edition, 2024: A compelling, "fascinating" (Robert Cialdini) defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and giving women the evidence they need to make informed decisions about their health. Now fully revised and updated.
"Estrogen Matters was my antidote to the misinformation surrounding menopause. This book should be the bible for every single person going...
"Estrogen Matters was my antidote to the misinformation surrounding menopause. This book should be the bible for every single person going...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Social psychologist Tavris discusses the widespread but invisible custom - pervasive in the social sciences, medicine, law, and history - of treating men as the normal standard, women as abnormal. Tavris expands our vision of normalcy by illuminating the similarities between women and men, showing that the real differences lie not in gender, but in power, resources, and life experiences.
9) Mistakes were made (but not by me) : why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts
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English
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We have all rationalized our mistakes and mistreatment of others. This book offers an explanation of self-justification--how it works, the damage it causes, and how we can overcome it.
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English
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"A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and giving women the evidence they need to make informed decisions about their health. Now fully revised and updated. For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the medically approved way to alleviate menopausal symptoms (ranging from hot flushes to brain fog) and reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, and osteoporosis. But...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flashes to memory loss; reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and even extend a woman's overall life expectancy. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative announced results showing an uptick in breast cancer among...