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The Blank Slate [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Steven Pinker
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 In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits-a doctrine held by many intellectuals during the past century-denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of social problems with feel-good slogans, and distorts ou... more info>>
Category: General Nonfiction
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Steven Pinker
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New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important and popular science writers. Now, in The Stuff of Thought, Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fasc... more info>>
Category: Technology/Science
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