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Language provides a window into the history of society, but this book also helps show how it has both formed and is a part of our consciousness and our own experience. I think a huge range of people would enjoy this book for many many reasons. Perhaps the only genre that would struggle with it would be possibly the very religious. Otherwise pick it up and have a read you are going to love it!
It took me six months to get through this book. There are alot of ideas covered, so it seems fitting to go through it slowly. Plus, even in paperback, the tome is hefty and not suitable of commute-reading. I really appreciate the Notes and References at the back. I nearly abandoned the book after reading Chapter 2. I suspect there are concepts on computational thinking that I just am not familiar enough with to understand, but also Pinker took on a combative tone that was equally incomprehensibl
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Makes you think a lot on how we think. Lots of examples to illustrate each explanation.
Awesome. It completely delivers on it's title.
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