Twins by Wright

Twins by Wright

Critical acclaim for Lawrence Wright's

A Rhone-Poulenc Science Prize Finalist

This is a book about far more than twins: it is about what twins can tell us about ourselves.--The New York Times

With plenty of amazing stories about the similarities and differences of twins, Wright respectfully shows, too, how their special circumstance in life challenges our notions of individuality. A truly fascinating but sometimes spooky (Mengele's experiments with twins at Auschwitz figure among Wright's examples) study.--American Library Association

Like so much of Wright's work, this book is a pleasure to read. Because he writes so well, without pushing a particular point of view, he soon has you pondering questions you have tended to comfortably ignore.--Austin American-Statesman

Informative and entertaining . . . a provocative subject well considered by a talented journalist.--Kirkus Reviews

Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a fellow at New York University School of Law's Center on Law and Security. He lives in Austin, Texas, and is the author of six nonfiction books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.