Bloom, Paul: The Human Mind A Brief Tour of Everything We Know

Are you a human? Do you have a mind? Then this book is for you: a wonderfully entertaining overview of all of psychology by one of its greatest experts.'Like having the mind's complexities untangled by a witty, eloquent and deeply knowledgeable friend' OLIVER BURKEMAN'Really wonderful, hugely readable' DERREN BROWN'This book is a gem' ROBERT SAPOLSKYNothing is more familiar and yet less understood than the human mind. It defines the experience of being human, and yet its workings contain some of the deepest mysteries ever encountered. Written by one of the world's greatest teachers of psychology, The Human Mind provides a masterful and riveting guide to all that we have learned since modern science began probing those mysteries. It will illuminate everything you think and feel, everything you say and do, everything that makes you you.'I don't remember the last time I was this excited about a psychology-related book. The Human Mind is everything a reader wants [and] will delight you' DR SOPHIE MORT (AKA DR SOPH)'An up-to-the-minute [and] comprehensive journey through what it means to be human' New Scientist'The story of the human mind as told by psychology's best storyteller ... fantastic' DANIEL GILBERT, author of Stumbling on Happiness'Perhaps the wittiest, most captivating overview of the field of psychology to date' JENNIFER SENIOR, author of All Joy and No Fun