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Design for a Life
How Behavior and Personality Develop
by Paul Martin ; P.P.G. Bateson
ISBN: 0684869322
ISBN-13: 9780684869322
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Examining human behavior from both biological and psychological perspectives, this accessible analysis evaluates scientific theories that suggest the human brain is capable of transformation as it responds to experience.
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"[T]his intriguing, uneven book...[is] best read in snatches." -- Alexander Masters
-- Times Literary Supplement
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
Pages: 271
Publisher's Notes
Explores how behavior and personality develop through an examination of various factors, such as biology, genetics, and psychology.
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Design for a Life: How Behavior and Personality Develop
Bateson, P.P.G.; Martin, Paul R.; Martin, Paul; Bateson, Patrick
Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2000 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; DJ has minor edgewear; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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Design for a Life: How Behavior and Personality Develop
Bateson, P.P.G.; Martin, Paul R.; Martin, Paul; Bateson, Patrick
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. This Hardcover First Edition is Fine in an Fine Dustjacket. Light rubbing.. 1st. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Pages 'N Pages Bookstore (Canada)
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Design for a Life : How Behavior Develops
Martin, Paul; Bateson, Patrick
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster. 2000. Hardback in Very Good condition and has no names, stamps, etc. inside. Dust jacket in Very Good condition now protected by a clear removable cover. ( more information) Offered by Butterfly Book Company (United States)
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Design for a Life: How Behavior and Personality Develop
Bateson, Patrick
Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster. Hardcover. 0684869322 Near Fine ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . Fine. 2000. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by Robinson Street Books (United States)
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Design for a Life: How Behavior and Personality Develop
Bateson, Patrick
Simon & Schuster. Hardcover. 0684869322 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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