This
New York Times
bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of
Rationality
,
The
Better Angels of Our Nature
and
The Sense of Style
Enlightenment Now.
"Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty."
—The
New York Times Book Review
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 books - including the Pulitzer Prize finalist
The Blank Slate -
have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's 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,
is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from
The Selfish Gene
Blink
to
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
.