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Non-Fiction, Education, Science & Maths, Popular Science

We Are Our Brains: From the Womb to Alzheimer's

Dick Swaab (author)

Paperback Published on: 29/01/2015

£12.99

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This is a real eye opener!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Even though the brain is one of the most complicated things to understand, Swaab does this in an accessible way that suits ... READ MORE

Rachael Stanhope

We Are Our Brains

An insightful and thought provoking book, revealing the way our brain determines everything about us. I was worried the complex subject matter might make f... READ MORE

Lesley at Commercial Street Dundee

This book is about the most important of our organs - the one that doesn't just make us who we are, it is who we are. The author is clearly passionate abou... READ MORE

Steven at Aberdeen

We Are Our Brains

In this brilliant book Swaab clearly demonstrates just how little, if any, control that we really, consciously have over how our mind and body operates, an... READ MORE

Richard Keay

Synopsis

Everything we think, do and refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires and our characters. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, Dick Swaab shows that we don't just have brains: we are our brains.

'A blockbuster about the brain ... provocative, fascinating, remarkable' Clive Cookson, Financial Times

'A giant in the field' Zoe Williams, Guardian

'Engrossing, intriguing and enlightening' Robin Ince

'Enchantingly written' The Times Higher Education

'Wide-ranging, fun and informative ... as an ice-breaker at parties, it is unmatched' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times