Rationality - Review Extracts "As with all of his books, this one is erudite, lucid, funny and dense with fascinating material. His characteristic brew of Yiddish jokes, brainy comics and incisive argumentation is a pleasure to read, even when the subjects are technical and mathematical. It's no...

[A] lucid view of what makes humans human. ... A rich, sophisticated argument that may leave pious souls a little uneasy. — Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 2002 Pinker is a fluent writer, superb at explaining difficult ideas for general readers. He keeps his writing alive with humour, stories, cartoons...

A gem. —Mark Aronoff, New York Times Book Review, Nov. 28, 1999 A treat. —Jan Freeman, Boston Globe, Dec. 5, 1999 A deliciously erudite, if somewhat grainy, glass of Metamucil for the legion of English speakers troubled by irregular verbs. —William Safire, New York Times Magazine, Dec. 12, 1999 An...

"A fiercely reasoned, bently written landmark of psychological science." —Roger Brown "Altogether, this book is truly rare. It makes one think about how work should be done in the field, points out many present difficulties insightfully, and is full of interesting proposals and analyses... a...