How We Think - by Meredith Francesca Small (Hardcover)

Review Quotes

"As a paleoanthropologist, I appreciate not just the science, but the humor too, in this wonderful collection of essays about one of life's biggest questions: What makes us human? Professor Small's delightful narrative, sparkling curiosity, and evocative insights into the mechanics and magic of the human brain makes this book a fun, important, very worthwhile read."--Donald Johanson, co-author of Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

"Meredith Small combines the best qualities of Margaret Mead and Dorothy Parker, delighting us with her witty insights into human nature. This is a wonderful collection, full of punch and enlightenment!"--Jonathan Marks, author of Understanding Human Diversity

"Meredith Small is one of anthropology's most charming, can't-put-down-whatever-she-writes authors. This collection assembles a set of treasures in one convenient space. Small writes with the wit of a comedian, the knowledge of a polymath, and the wisdom of a sage. And the super-short format of all these essays makes them oh-so-approachable. The result is irresistible."--Alma Gottlieb, co-editor of A World of Babies: Imagined Childcare Guides for Eight Societies

About the Author

Meredith F. Small is Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, Cornell University, and a science journalist. Her books include What's Love Got to Do With It, Our Babies Ourselves, Kids, Together: The Anthropology of Family, and most recently Here Begins the Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of the World.