Just the Way You Are: How Heredity and Experience Create the Individual

by Winifred Gallagher

A highly readable fusion of hard science and cutting-edge psychology, this text not only raises, but answers the age-old central questions of human individuality such Who am I? Was I born that way? Why are my relatives so different from me? Or so similar? How much can I influence my children? Can I change? Find out the answers in this celebration of the wonders and mysteries of being human.

Genres: Nonfiction

234 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always take these kinds of book personally. If there is a condition described, I have it. So, these self-helf, or self-healing, or self-medicating books always make me nervous, or worse. But, Winifred Gallagher is a very good writer and a convincing scientist. She makes some points that could describe our very worst or our very best selves. This book cites vast amounts of research on personality that is hard to digest. It is hard for me to digest. But, one of the things that gave me pure joy was the description of Bill Clinton's mother. Her name was Dorothy and she was married five times which is why her last name is not Clinton. She was an outrageous woman, and apologized for nothing. I love that.