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If Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »


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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature

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This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language

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 booksaincluding the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slateahave catapulted him into the limelight as one of todayas most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. Considering scientific questions with examples from everyday life, The Stuff of Thought is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from The Selfish Gene and Blink to Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

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New York Times"-bestselling author Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how words explain human nature.

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9780143114246
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Language as a Window Into Human Nature
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Pinker, Steven
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Penguin Books
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Linguistics
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Social Psychology
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Personality
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Psychology
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Sociolinguistics
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Thought and thinking
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Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Publication Date:
September 2008
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Paperback
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English
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499
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