About this title: This biography of one of the world's most eminent psychologists describes Skinner's youth, family and education, his early and lingering desires to become famous as a writer or artist, his lifelong fascination with literary and "bohemian" figures, his difficult life and his devotion to his children. The author strips away many misconceptions about the great behaviourist pointing out that far from having a rigid, mechanistic view of humans, Skinner had an expansive, highly moral vision of the possibilities of human achievement. He shows Skinner's ideas as immensely practical with immediate ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Hardcover W/DUST JACKET
Publisher: BasicBooks
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780465006113ISBN:0465006116
Description: VERY GOOD PLUS in VERY GOOD jacket. Very little reader or shelf wear to book; minor to dust jacket. B&W photos. 298 pages; notes; bibliography; index. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780465006120ISBN:0465006124
Description: Photo Illustrated. Fine. No Jacket. A fair-minded, insightful portrayal of the life and ideas of one of America's most controversial thinkers, by Bjork (History/St. Mary's University). Born to an undistinguished middle-class family in central Pennsylvania, Skinner survived an awkward youth. Initially keen to be a writer, he abandoned storytelling in order to pursue graduate work at Harvard, where he made his mark in a dissertation that boldly challenged prevailing trends in academic psychology ... read more
Description: Very Good in very good jacket. 0465006116. NY: Basic Books, A Division of HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. 1st Edition. [xvi]+298+[6]pp. + 8 pages of half-tones. Black cloth-backed yellow boards with gilt spine lettering. A very good copy in pictorial dust jacket. 1 pound 10.0 ounces = 740 grams. 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches = 24 x 16 x 3cm. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780465006113ISBN:0465006116
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Hardcover, no previous owner's marks, clean tight spine, minor wear to dust jacket. Jacket is not price clipped. 298 pgs, includes Bibliographical References Index and photo Illustrated. Not ex-library No remainder mark. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: c1993
Description: New in Very Good-dust jacket. A few b/w photos, indexed, a clean, solid copy, in a lightly dulled dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
Description: Fine. 0465006116 Basic hardcover w/dustjacket, 1993, 1st edition/1st printing, Quarter cloth, dj price $25.00, unused, No marks/tears or defects...Fine/Fine (like new)...Bubble-wrapped and ed in a Box w/ confirmation. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books, Inc., New York, NY
Date Published: 1993
Description: 15 B/W Photos. MINT/VG+ W/Dust Jacket 298pp(Index) It's NEW but DJ is rubbed on covers, o.w. clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: American Psychological Associati
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781557984166ISBN:1557984166
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket
Publisher: Basic Books, publishers, New York-ISBN: 0465006116
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780465006113ISBN:0465006116
Description: Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, and barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket. 298 pages. This is the first major biography of America's preeminent psychologist, a rivetting portrait of a controversial "social inventor" and entrepreneur whose ideas transformed education, child rearing, and even community life. This biography places his contribution firmly within the American tradition of utopian and social-political ... read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of only minimal use. All pages are undamaged with no significant creases or tears. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
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