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1	The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature more books like this by Steven Pinker Widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading experts on language and the workings of the mind, Pulitzer Prize finalist Pinker has now undertaken the most ambitious and controversial work of his career--a brilliant reexamination of the concept of human nature. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $7.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl more books like this by John Colapinto In 1967, after a baby boy -- one of a set of identical twins -- suffered a botched circumcision, a radical treatment option was agreed to by his desperate and grieving family. Encouraged by renowned medical psychologist Dr. John Money, an expert in the field of gender identity and sexual reassignment, the anonymous child was surgically altered to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.08! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life more books like this by Richard J Herrnstein, Sir Charles Murray The seminal book about IQ and class that ignited one of the most explosive controversies in decades, now updated with a new Afterword by Charles Murray Breaking new ground and old taboos, Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray tell the story of a society in transformation. At the top, a cognitive elite is forming in which the passkey to the best ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.25! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The nurture assumption : why children turn out the way they do more books like this by Judith Rich Harris How much credit do parents deserve when their children turn out well? How much blame when they turn out badly? This electrifying book explodes some of our deepest beliefs about children and parents and gives us something radically new to put in their place. With eloquence and wit, Judith Harris explains why parents have little power to determine ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development more books like this by Jack P Shonkoff (Editor), Deborah A Phillips (Editor) How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "expertise." The debate has intensified as discoveries about our development-in the womb and in the first months and years-have reached the popular media. How can we use our burgeoning knowledge ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $28.74! \| SVS
6	Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, & What Makes Us Human more books like this by Matt Ridley (Read by) Armed with extraordinary new discoveries about genes, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley turns his attention to the nature versus nurture debate to bring readers a stunning book about the roots of human behavior. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Learning and Behavior: Active Learning Edition more books like this by Paul Chance Now in a paperback format with a new, free workbook built right into the text! LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR looks at learning as an evolutionary mechanism. Chance's book is stimulating, interactive, and filled with high-interest queries and examples. Based on the theme that learning is a biological mechanism that aids survival, this book embraces a ... see all copies from $15.90! new only from $75.87! \| SVS
8	Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit more books like this by Melvin J Konner, M.D. First published 20 years ago to great acclaim, "The Tangled Wing" soon became useful for anyone interested in the biological roots of human behaviour and emotions. Since then however, revolutions have taken place in the biological sciences not only in genetics but molecular biology and neuroscience as well. All of these innovations have been taken ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Manliness more books like this by Harvey Claflin Mansfield, Jr. This book demands a response from its readers. It is impossible not to be drawn in to the provocative (often contentious) discussion that Harvey Mansfield sets before us. This is the first comprehensive study of manliness, a quality both bad and good, mostly male, often intolerant, irrational, and ambitious. Our 'gender-neutral society' does not ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $6.67! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals more books like this by Robert M Sapolsky In this collection of essays, all previously published in magazines such as the New Yorker and Discover, neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explores the complex influence of genes, environment, the body, and society upon the individual personality. To put forward his points, he uses a variety of compelling examples from human, primate, and other ... see all copies from $2.21! new only from $6.38! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	They F* You Up: How to Survive Family Life more books like this by Oliver James In this groundbreaking book, clinical psychologist Oliver James shows that it is the way we were cared for in the first six years of life that has a crucial effect on who we are and how we behave. Nurture, in effect, shapes our very nature. In a remarkable analysis of science and popular culture, James combines the latest research with revealing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.87!** \| SVS
12 view cover	The Birth of the Mind: How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates the Complexities of Human Thought more books like this by Gary F Marcus The first book to show precisely how genes build the wonders of the human brain, and why the Human Genome project could radically alter our view of the world. In The Birth of the Mind , award-winning cognitive scientist Gary Marcus irrevocably alters the nature vs. nurture debate by linking the findings of the Human Genome project to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.17! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Learning and Behavior more books like this by Paul Chance This text shows students how the psychology of learning can offer insight into their own behaviour. The book has been extensively revised and updated with new examples, pedagogical features, definitions, and more. At the same time, Chance maintains the strengths that gave previous editions such wide appeal: a simple writing style; high-interest ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.95! \| first editions
14 view cover	Entwined Lives: Twins and What They Tell Us about Human Behavior more books like this by Nancy L Segal, Thomas J Bouchard (Foreword by) Twins are nature's living laboratories. Through them we are able to uncover new information concerning the genetic and environmental factors affecting who we are. Studies using identical and fraternal twins hold the keys to understanding our intellectual abilities, personality traits, social attitudes, and behavior. In Entwined Lives, Dr. Nancy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Galen's Prophecy: Temperament in Human Nature more books like this by Jerome Kagan Nearly two thousand years ago a physician named Galen of Pergamon suggested that much of the variation in human behavior could be explained by an individuals temperament. Since that time, inborn dispositions have fallen in and out of favor. Based on fifteen years of research, Galens Prophecy now provides fresh insights into these complex ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Character Styles more books like this by Stephen M. Johnson Presenting an integrated personality theory, this book shows how basic existential and developmental issues underlie the severe pathology of personality disorders, the nagging symptoms of neurosis, and the more functional coping and adaptation of character styles. It details both an external description of these personalities along the continuum ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $19.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Bell Curve Debate more books like this by Russell Jacoby, Naomi Glauberman "The Bell Curve Debate" is a guide to the underlying issues, interests, and passions that have erupted since the publication of "The Bell Curve." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.56! \| first editions
18	Margaret Mead and Samoa more books like this by Derek Freeman see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth more books like this by Claude S Fischer, Ann Swidler, Samuel R Lucas As debate rages over the widening and destructive gap between the rich and the rest of Americans, Claude Fischer and his colleagues present a comprehensive new treatment of inequality in America. They challenge arguments that expanding inequality is the natural, perhaps necessary, accompaniment of economic growth. They refute the claims of the ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $24.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Race & IQ more books like this by Montagu The recent publication of The Bell Curve , with its controversial claims of a link between race and intelligence, has ignited a fierce debate between those who say intelligence is genetically inherited and those who decry such pronouncements as thinly veiled racism. Highlighted in Publisher's Weekly as must-reading for anyone interested in the ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Stranger in the Nest: Do Parents Really Shape Their Child's Personality, Intelligence, or Character more books like this by David Cohen A gripping account that provides solid answers to the age-old question of nature vs. nurture Providing scientifically grounded support for the thesis advanced in Judith Rich Harris' controversial book The Nurture Assumption, psychologist David Cohen explains why children's aptitudes and interests depend more on genes than parenting. Drawing on two ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Intelligence, Race, and Genetics: Conversations with Arthur R. Jensen more books like this by Frank Miele Conversations with controversial psychologist Arthur R. Jensen on the nature of intelligence, racial differences in intelligence, and the genetic basis for differences in intelligence. In a series of provocative conversations with Skeptic magazine Ssenior editor Frank Miele, renowned University of California-Berkeley psychologist Arthur R. Jensen ... see all copies from $2.59! new only from $3.92! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Dependent Gene more books like this by David S Moore True or false? Eye color is determined solely by genes Genes limit our potential Some traits are more genetic than others Surprisingly, all of these statements are false. We continually hear about new studies that tell us genes are responsible for traits like obesity, depression, breast cancer, violent behavior, and others. But contrary to ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $13.53! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Dependent Gene: The Fallacy of Nature Vs. Nurture more books like this by David S Moore Presents evidence that links all traits to complex interactions between genes and the environment, considering such topics as sex, parenting, education, crime, stem-cell research, and DNA fingerprinting and how they are impacted by the "nature versus nurture" debate. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
25 view cover	Intelligence, Genes, and Success: Scientists Respond to the Bell Curve more books like this by Bernie Devlin When it was first published in 1994 Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray's bestselling book "The Bell Curve" set off a firestorm of controversy about the relationships among genetics, IQ, and various social outcomes. In "Intelligence, Genes and Success", a group of respected social scientists and statisticians present a scientific response to ... see all copies from $7.14! new only from $23.86! \| first editions \| SVS

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