
No Two Alike
Human Nature and Human Individuality
Judith Rich Harris(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 6. July 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-393-32971-1 (ISBN)
Description
Why do people-even identical twins reared in the same home-differ so much in personality? Armed with an inquiring mind and insights from evolutionary psychology, Judith Rich Harris sets out to solve the mystery of human individuality.
Reviews / Votes
"As she did in The Nurture Assumption, independent scholar Harris makes waves again with a new theory of personality to explain why no two people are alike." -- Kirkus Reviews "This is an absolute stunner of a popular science book. The author does a brilliant job of demolishing the academic psychology establishment, by questioning a fundamental assumption that was made without properly checking it-that nurture would influence personality. She does all this in a very personal, human fashion, with as much reference to the way traditional crime fiction works as to scientific research." -- Martin O'Brien - Popular Science "No Two Alike is another firecracker of a book by the woman who forced the world to rethink how we became who we are. Harris's scholarship and the persuasiveness of her arguments make this book mandatory reading for psychologists; her style, humor, and storytelling skills make it exhilarating reading for everyone." -- Steven Pinker, author of Rationality and The Better Angels of Our NatureMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Illustrations
12 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
486 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32971-1 (9780393329711)
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E-Book
02/2010
W. W. Norton & Company
€18.49
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Person
Judith Rich Harris is an independent investigator and a former writer of textbooks in child development. She lives in New Jersey with her husband.