Leigh reviewed on 11/7/2007 + 378 more book reviews

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A highly-readable book including a plethora of social "norms" and events, this book includes accounts of specific events and traces them back to their often not-so-specific sources. Once the authors explain the ideas, you'll say, "Why didn't I think of that? It seems so simple!"

If any book has caused me to attempt to think about a situation in a different way, this one does. I don't agree with their conclusions about parenting and making your child successful. For instance, simply having books around does nothing for a child, in my opinion. It's the act of reading them (or having them read to you) that is the key. Recommended for any curious person because of its readability factor.

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