The Stuff of Thought

Pinker, Steven

 
9780143142584: The Stuff of Thought
ISBN 10: 0143142585 ISBN 13: 9780143142584
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2007

Synopsis

The Pulitzer Prize finalist author of The Blank Slate presents an accessible study of the relationship between language and human nature, explaining how everything from swearing and innuendo to prepositions and baby names reveal facts about key human concepts, emotions, and relationships. Simultaneous.

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About the Author

Steven Pinker is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of many awards for his research, teaching, and books, he has been named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Today and Foreign Policy's 100 Global Thinkers.

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Publisher
Penguin Group USA
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0143142585
ISBN 13 
9780143142584
Binding
Audio CD

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ISBN 10:  0143114247 ISBN 13:  9780143114246
Publisher: Penguin Books, 2008
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