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The Stuff of Thought

Language as a Window into Human Nature
Professor Steven Pinker - Author
Dean Olsher - Read by
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Audiobook: CD Abridged | 5.74 x 5.23in | 10 Hours; 8 CDs | ISBN 9780143142584 | 11 Sep 2007 | Penguin Audio | 18 - AND UP
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The Stuff of Thought
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Read by Dean Olsher

Abridged CDs ¥ 8 CDs, 10 hours

The Stuff of Thought Preface

1. Words and Worlds
2. Down the Rabbit Hole
3. Fifty Thousand Innate Concepts (and Other Radical Theories of Language and Thought)
4. Cleaving the Air
5. The Metaphor Metaphor
6. What's in a Name?
7. The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television
8. Games People Play
9. Escaping the Cave

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“ Engaging and provocative . . . filled with humor and fun.”
—Douglas Hofstadter, Los Angeles Times

“ Pinker is not only wonderfully clear; he is also blessedly witty.”
The Boston Globe

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