Susan Pinker's New Book
The Village Effect
In this surprising, entertaining and persuasive new book, psychologist Susan Pinker shows how face-to-face contact is crucial for learning, happiness, resilience and longevity. From birth to death, human beings are hard-wired to connect to other human beings.
Speigel & Grau, US
Atlantic Books , UK Edition
Tantor Media (Audio Book)
Charaktery, Poland
Korean edition
Butik Yayincilik, Turkey
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