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    • Steven Pinker

    Steven Pinker is a Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language and cognition; writes for publications such as the New York Times, Time, and The Atlantic; and is the author of ten books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels of Our Nature, and The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century.

    Steven Pinker

    Steven Pinker is a Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language and cognition; writes for publications such as the New York Times, Time, and The Atlantic; and is the author of ten books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels of Our Nature, and The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century.

    Awards

    Winner — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 1997

    Shortlisted — Pulitzer Prize, 1998

    Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 1997

    Books by Steven Pinker

    • How the Mind Works

      Steven Pinker

      Paperback, 2009

      "A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear." —New York Review of Books

    • How the Mind Works

      Steven Pinker

      E Book, 2009

      "A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear." —New York Review of Books

    • Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History

      Matthew White, Steven Pinker

      Paperback, 2013

      “An amusing (really) account of the murderous ways of despots, slave traders, blundering royals, gladiators and assorted hordes.”—New York Times

    • Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History

      Matthew White, Steven Pinker

      E Book, 2011

      “An amusing (really) account of the murderous ways of despots, slave traders, blundering royals, gladiators and assorted hordes.”—New York Times

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