Books like Brains by Robin Becker

Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow" explains how two distinct mental systems shape our judgments and decisions, offering insights into the biases that influence everyday choices.

Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

David Wong’s hilarious horror sequel, *This Book Is Full of Spiders*, follows his midwestern slackers David and John as they tackle a universe‑spanning threat while blending absurd comedy with apocalyptic stakes.

After a zombie plague, a small squad of sweepers, led by Mark Spitz, clears the walled‑off Zone One in lower Manhattan to prepare the area for resettlement.

Vampire Chronicles: The Story of Marius, the Self-Styled Guardian of 'Those Who Must Be Kept'

Explores how emerging mathematics and neuroscience can unravel the mysteries of consciousness, brain function, and the future of mind‑computer interfaces.

Georgia Mason is held hostage by CDC researchers in 2041, struggling to escape post-zombie America.

A darkly comic novel exploring the corrupting influence of politics and media in modern Britain.

A zombie apocalypse story about a group of survivors trying to save the undead from their own world while struggling with the horrors of mental illness, societal breakdown, and the darkness within their own souls.

"The New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge described the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years: the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience-what we call neuroplasticity. His revolutionary new book shows, for the first time, how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing really works. It describes natural, non-invasive avenues into the brain provided by the forms of energy around us-light, sound, vibration, movement-which pass through our senses and our bodies to awaken the brain's own healing capacities without producing unpleasant side effects. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated years of chronic pain or recovered from debilitating strokes or accidents; children on the autistic spectrum or with learning disorders normalizing; symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy radically improved, and other near-miracle recoveries. And we learn how to vastly reduce the risk of dementia with simple approaches anyone can use. For centuries it was believed that the brain's complexity prevented recovery from damage or disease. The Brain's Way of Healing shows that this very sophistication is the source of a unique kind of healing. As he did so lucidly in The Brain That Changes Itself, Doidge uses stories to present cutting-edge science with practical real-world applications, and principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain's performance and health"-- "Norman Doidge's revolutionary new book shows, for the first time, how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing really works. It describes natural, non-invasive avenues into the brain provided by the forms of energy around us--light, sound, vibration, movement--which pass through our senses and our bodies to awaken the brain's own healing capacities without producing unpleasant side effects. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated years of chronic pain or recovered from debilitating strokes or accidents; children on the autistic spectrum or with learning disorders normalizing; symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy radically improved, and other near-miracle recoveries. And we learn how to vastly reduce the risk of dementia with simple approaches anyone can use. For centuries it was believed that the brain's complexity prevented recovery from damage or disease. The Brain's Way of Healing shows that this very sophistication is the source of a unique kind of healing"--

After five devastating hurricanes, a virulent pathogen unleashes a zombie apocalypse in Texas, reanimating the dead with ravenous hunger for humans.

Dean Burnett explains how attention, memory, sleep, and superstition reveal the quirks of our brain, turning everyday behavior into surprising scientific insight.

A scavenger‑hunt of macabre tales from a diverse cadre of writers, each exploring the undead in uncanny ways—from classic horror roots to modern satirical twists.

A single-volume collection that brings together Ernest Becker's early writings, offering context for his later work and sustaining interest in his influential ideas on psychology and anthropology.