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

Pinker, Steven

ISBN 10: 0670063274 / ISBN 13: 9780670063277

Published by Viking Adult, 2007

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Signed 1st edition, 1st printing, Viking hardcover w/ DJ, 2007. Book is VG, w/ clean text, tight binding; light wear at corners. DJ is better than G but not up to VG, w/ general wear that includes a tear to upper corner of front panel and several tiny tears to upper edges. Signed by author (and inscribed to previous owner) on title page. Free delivery confirmation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670063274
• ISBN 13: 9780670063277
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: VG
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG minus
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The Pulitzer Prize finalist author of The Blank Slate presents an accessible study of the relationship between language and human nature, explaining how everything from swearing and innuendo to prepositions and baby names reveal facts about key human concepts, emotions, and relationships.

About the Author

Steven Pinker is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of many awards for his research, teaching, and books, he has been named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Today and Foreign Policy's 100 Global Thinkers.