Headhunters by Ben Shephard
How did the human brain evolve? Why did it evolve as it did? What is man's place in evolution? This title traces the intellectual journey of four men who met at Cambridge in the 1890s and whose lives interlinked for the next three decades - William Rivers, Grafton Elliot Smith, Charles Myers and William McDougall.
Arrestingly original and beautifully written -- John Gray * Literary Review *
Studious and fascinating… A smart, enjoyable book -- Doug Johnstone * Big Issue *
Fascinating and instructive… This is an excellent and subtle book – part biography, part intellectual history – that tells us about the difficulties of trying to understand ourselves -- Henry Marsh * The Times *
A rich and stimulating account of the first truly modern attempt to understand the mysteries of the mind -- Orlando Bird * Financial Times *
The book gives a powerful sense of human science being forged -- Charlotte Sleigh * BBC History Magazine *
Studious and fascinating… A smart, enjoyable book -- Doug Johnstone * Big Issue *
Fascinating and instructive… This is an excellent and subtle book – part biography, part intellectual history – that tells us about the difficulties of trying to understand ourselves -- Henry Marsh * The Times *
A rich and stimulating account of the first truly modern attempt to understand the mysteries of the mind -- Orlando Bird * Financial Times *
The book gives a powerful sense of human science being forged -- Charlotte Sleigh * BBC History Magazine *
Ben Shephard read History at Oxford University. He was a producer on the television series The World at War and The Nuclear Age and has made numerous historical and scientific documentaries for the BBC and Channel Four. He is the author of the critically acclaimed A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists 1914-1994 and After Daybreak: The Liberation of Belsen, 1945. He lives in Bristol.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847921888 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847921884 |
| Title | Headhunters |
| Author | Ben Shephard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-06-12 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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