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Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mot

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Located in: Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9781591026655

Book Title: Evil Genes : Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend

Item Length: 8.7in

Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers

Publication Year: 2008

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1in

Author: Barbara Oakley

Genre: Psychology, Science, Philosophy

Topic: Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Personality, Mental Health, Physiological Psychology, Good & Evil

Item Width: 6.1in

Item Weight: 22.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 478 Pages

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Have you ever met a person who left you wondering, 'How could someone be so twisted? So evil?' Prompted by clues in her sister's diary after her mysterious death, author Barbara Oakley takes the reader inside the head of the kinds of malevolent people you know, perhaps all too well, but could never understand. Starting with psychology as a frame of reference, Oakley uses cutting-edge images of the working brain to provide startling support for the idea that 'evil' people act the way they do mainly as the result of a dysfunction. In fact, some deceitful, manipulative, and even sadistic behavior appears to be programmed genetically - suggesting that some people really are born to be bad. But there are unexpected fringe benefits to 'evil genes'. We may not like them - but we literally can't live without them. Oakley deftly ties together the big picture implications of revolutionary neuroscientific and genetic discoveries, showing the eerily similar behavioral tics of Mao, Stalin, Hitler, and Slobodan Milosevic. The dramatic recent scientific findings presented in "Evil Genes" shed light not only on dictators far afield, but on politics at home, as well as business, religion, and everyday life. In fact, history itself has been shaped by the strange confluence of genes and environment that science is just now beginning to understand. Oakley links the latest findings of molecular research to a wide array of seemingly unrelated historical and current phenomena, from the harems of the Ottomans and the chummy jokes of 'Uncle Joe' Stalin, to the remarkable memory of investor Warren Buffet. Throughout, she never loses sight of the personal cost of evil genes as she unravels the mystery surrounding her sister's enigmatic life - and death. "Evil Genes" is a tour-de-force of popular science writing that brilliantly melds scientific research with intriguing family history and puts both a human and scientific face to evil.

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Publisher

Prometheus Books, Publishers

ISBN-10

1591026652

ISBN-13

9781591026655

eBay Product ID (ePID)

66187969

Product Key Features

Book Title

Evil Genes : Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend

Author

Barbara Oakley

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

Topic

Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Personality, Mental Health, Physiological Psychology, Good & Evil

Publication Year

2008

Genre

Psychology, Science, Philosophy

Number of Pages

478 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

8.7in

Item Height

1in

Item Width

6.1in

Item Weight

22.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Bf789.E94

Reviews

"A fascinating scientific and personal exploration of the roots of evil, filled with human insight and telling detail." --Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor, Harvard University, and author of The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, and The Stuff of Thought "'Scientific non-fiction' and 'page turner' aren't two phrases I'd expect in the same sentence, but for the remarkable Evil Genes, they fit." --William A. Wulf, President Emeritus, National Academy of Engineering, "well-written and organized and carefully researched. Even though it includes some fairly complex scientific explanations, these sections are well-written and understandable. I recommend this insightful and helpful book to anyone who deals with "difficult people" in their work or in their personal relationships." -- Living the Scientific Life, a SEED ScienceBlog, reviewed by GrrlScientist, March 27, 2009

2008

Target Audience

Trade

Series

Psychology Ser.

Illustrated

Yes

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