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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date October 1, 1997
Pages 660
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780393045352
ISBN-10 0393045358
Dimensions 2.25 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight 2.40 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $29.95
Other format details sci/tech
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Summary
A prominent cognitive scientist and author of The Language Instinct explains how the brain evolved to store and use information, allowing our ancestors to control their environment, and why we think and act as we do. 50,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from W W Norton & Co Inc (October 1, 1997)
9780393045352 | details & prices | 660 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 2.25 in. | 2.40 lbs | List price $29.95
About: A prominent cognitive scientist explains how the brain evolved to store and use information, allowing our ancestors to control their environment, and why we think and act as we do
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140244915 Book cover for 9780393318487
 
New edition from Gardners Books (February 4, 1999)
9780140244915 | details & prices | 672 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 1.10 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $21.95
About: Why do memories fade?
Reprint edition from W W Norton & Co Inc (January 1, 1999)
9780393318487 | details & prices | 672 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 2.05 lbs | List price $18.95
About: A prominent cognitive scientist explains how the brain evolved to store and use information, allowing our ancestors to control their environment, and why we think and act as we do
CD/Spoken Word
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With Mel Foster (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (September 25, 2012)
9781469228419 | details & prices | 6.50 × 5.25 × 1.75 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $19.99
With Mel Foster (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (November 8, 2011)
9781455839636 | details & prices | 6.50 × 5.50 × 1.75 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $29.99
About: In this delightful, acclaimed bestseller, one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind.
With Mel Foster (other contributor) | Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (November 8, 2011)
9781455839650 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $24.99
Cassette/Spoken Word
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Abridged edition from Audio Scholar (January 1, 2000)
9781879557505 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $24.95

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