| The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature Contributor(s): Pinker, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143114247 ISBN-13: 9780143114246 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: "New York Times" bestselling author Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how words explain human nature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Psychology | Social Psychology - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 401 |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 5.52" W x 8.34" (0.94 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now. Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty. --The New York Times Book Review Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books - including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate - have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. Considering scientific questions with examples from everyday life, The Stuff of Thought is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from The Selfish Gene and Blink to Eats, Shoots & Leaves. |