Steven Pinker Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.
Peep
Danielle BlauSteven PinkerPalindrome as Portal, Existence as Performance: A deep review of Danielle Blau’s “peep” @deblaublau https://t.co/Kr21MPbD1L via @lareviewofbooks
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Tacky's Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War
Vincent BrownSteven PinkerInterview with my colleague Vincent Brown, winner of this year's @AnisfieldWolf Nonfiction Book Prize for ‘Tacky’s Revolt’. Among other things, he discusses the important connection between slavery and war. https://t.co/2whvamWkap via @BostonGlobe
Paperback, 2022
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart
Nancy L. SegalSteven PinkerThe world's expert on twins, Nancy Segal, explains the science & history behind the film "3 Identical Strangers" in her new book Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1538132850/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_MSF4HEA90NBGKSB3TVB1 via @amazon
Hardcover, 2021
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family Roe: An American Story
Joshua PragerSteven PinkerSuddenly even more relevant: The Family Roe, by Joshua Prager (the story of the actual "Jane Roe" in Roe v. Wad). https://t.co/HBrGOgL7is
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Whole Earth Discipline: Why Dense Cities, Nuclear Power, Transgenic Crops, Restored Wildlands, and Geoengineering Are Necessary
Stewart BrandSteven PinkerMichael Shermer reviews “Whole Earth” by John Markoff, a biography of the brilliant and lovable Stewart Brand. (I highly recommend Whole Earth Discipline.) https://t.co/gHKRxfxIUf via @WSJBooks
Paperback, 2010
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
Steven PinkerSteven PinkerThe Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined is featured today on @eBookDaily ! https://t.co/MorY5pZaq7
Paperback, 2012
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life
Seth Stephens-DavidowitzSteven PinkerJust finished a fascinating book - Don't Trust Your Gut, by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (author of Everybody Lies). Classic psych finding: data out-predicts intuition. SS-D cites recent big data on happiness, love, career success, & more. https://t.co/wiiUVJ0Wl5 via @amazon
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ideological Fixation: From the Stone Age to Today's Culture Wars
Azar GatSteven PinkerIdeas--and ideologies--drive historical and current conflicts. A deep & judicious new book by the military historian & historian of ideas Azar Gat: Ideological Fixation: From the Stone Age to Today's Culture Wars: https://t.co/9BuKtBNF2G
Hardcover, 2022
$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Possibilities
Yael Goldstein-LoveSteven Pinker"The author...has orchestrated quite a mashup of genres, to page-turning effect. Part thriller, part psychology, part quantum physics—all fun." 1st review (pre-publication) of Yael Goldstein-Love's @ygoldlove The Possibilities: A Novel. Pre-order here: https://t.co/NTxS3pJtfw
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships
Robin DunbarSteven PinkerA social scientist (Robin Dunbar) runs the numbers on the friends you call when you’re in trouble—and everyone else. Review of his new book Friends, by Susan Pinker. https://t.co/YhlUGiUFHO via @WSJBooks
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book