Introduction
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ISBN: 9788184001198
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Genre : Non-Fiction
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Price: Rs. 499/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review)
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Pages: 358
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Publishers: Random House India
Human mind
has always been a mystery for all of us since eternity. The way we behave, we
talk, we feel, we think or we emote is all a result of this tiny thing that is
housed somewhere inside our body. The curious cat that I am, I wanted to know
it all and what better hearing it from the author who is known as the Marco
Polo of neuroscience.
Behind The
book
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A
masterpiece. The best of its kind and beautifully crafted…Ramachandran is the
foremost pioneer – the Galileo – of neurocognition. – Alan Snyder FRS, Australian National
University.
About the
author
Vilanyanur S
Ramachandran is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor
in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Programme at the University of
California, San Diego and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute
for Biological Studies. He has also been elected to fellowships at All Souls
College, Oxford and the Royal Institution, London (which also awarded him the
Henry Dale Medal) and has received the Padma Bhushan. Newsweek named him a member
of ”The Century Club” calling him as one of the “hundred most prominent people
to watch” in the twenty-first century.
Me thinks
Since the
time I have been able to understand human behavior (wait – I guess understand is a wrong word to be used here!!) there
have been many questions that come to my mind when I try to comprehend the
logic behind it. This book seemed like an answer to all those questions.
The reason
why I liked the book more was because here the author has explained complex
things related to human mind in such simple language that even a novice can
understand it. It makes a thoroughly enjoyable read making you feel as if it’s
a suspense thriller as you reveal mystery after mystery carefully hidden in
each page. Real life examples, anecdotes and dialogues give the much needed
personal touch making this non-fiction seem very interesting and engrossing. There
is not a single dull moment in the entire book as the author’s experiences keep
you glued to it making you curious.
Having read
it and enjoyed it too, I still cannot say confidently that I now know why we
are the way we are. But then I guess that is where the beauty lies. In knowing
and yet not knowing some-things, in understanding yet no understanding the
obvious and in feeling yet not feeling what is visible.
Foodie
Verdict
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This book is
like bourbon biscuit to me –chocolately (read: interesting), crunchy (
gripping), bitter yet sweet because of some pleasant and unpleasant secrets it
has opened up before me.
This
book has been received from Random House for review