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How the Mind Works
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,627
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,327
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,306
In this delightful, acclaimed bestseller, one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational—and why are we so often irrational? How do we see in three dimensions? What makes us happy, afraid, angry, disgusted, or sexually aroused? Why do we fall in love? And how do we grapple with the imponderables of morality, religion, and consciousness?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, but a difficult listen.
- By David Roseberry on 12-11-11
- How the Mind Works
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
good concepts
Reviewed: 01-30-17
great stuff for the most part, though the narrator for this book was sometimes a bit monotonous to listen to. my only beef with the content is Pinker's weird need to use a lot of straw man arguments to back up some of his points (even ones where I agree with his conclusions!) overall good and important stuff, but a very long listen!
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The Language Instinct
- How the Mind Creates Language
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,045
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 865
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 850
In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Amazing and Interesting
- By J. C. on 10-28-12
- The Language Instinct
- How the Mind Creates Language
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Excellent book!
Reviewed: 12-17-16
This book should be essential reading for writers of fiction and creators of constructed languages.
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