How the Mind Works

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"Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache...Powerful and gripping...To have read [the book] is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche...a glittering tour de force" - Spectator "Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? Pinker's objective in this erudite account is to explore the nature and history of the human mind...He explores computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us "see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy"" - Sunday Times

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4.0/5 · 21366 readers · 661 pages · ≈ 12 h 14 m · Challenging

How long does it take to read How the Mind Works?

About ≈ 12 h 14 m — 661 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mHow the Mind Works~12 h 14 m

How many pages is How the Mind Works?

661 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320How the Mind Works661

What genre is How the Mind Works?

It sits on the Science, Philosophy, Psychology shelves.

Is How the Mind Works in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote How the Mind Works?

Steven Pinker.

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