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Sensibly not regarding the perennial nature-nurture debate as an either/or issue, nonspecialist Wright surveys the last half-century of research used to support the view that human behavior is more genetically than environmentally based. Provocative chapters address the chemistry of self, twin studies, stars of the new field, the short and happy life of the tabula rasa, the Jensen furor over race and IQ, and the possibility of a crime gene. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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"An intriguing survey of genetic influence."
-"The Bookwatch, October 1999
"A stimulating and highly readable introduction to the nature-nurture debate. . . . Essential for those who want to keep pace with the rapidly evolving sciences that seek to tell us exactly who we are."
-The New York Times Book Review
..."well-written and forceful."
-Washington Times
"A gifted writer and an astute observer...offers an informative and engrossing account."
-Library Journal
"Precise and witty, sensitive and forward looking."
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-"The Bookwatch, October 1999
"A stimulating and highly readable introduction to the nature-nurture debate. . . . Essential for those who want to keep pace with the rapidly evolving sciences that seek to tell us exactly who we are."
-The New York Times Book Review
..."well-written and forceful."
-Washington Times
"A gifted writer and an astute observer...offers an informative and engrossing account."
-Library Journal
"Precise and witty, sensitive and forward looking."
-Booklist
William Wright, a biographer and journalist, has written for the New York Times, Town and Countryand Holiday and is the author of numerous books and articles. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Key West, Florida.
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- PublisherRandom House USA Inc
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0679430288
- ISBN 13 9780679430285
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages316
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