Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity." - New York TimesCan reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us...

„The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century“ von Steven Pinker ist ein Ratgeber, der sich mit den Prinzipien des guten Schreibens beschäftigt. Pinker, ein renommierter Linguist und...

This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now."Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty."--The New York Times...

A brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now."Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read..also highly persuasive." --Time Now updated with a new...

The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language: The New Science of Language and Mind

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR "My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living...

In "Learnability and Cognition: The Acquisition of Argument Structure", der renommierte Psychologe und Kognitionswissenschaftler Steven Pinker untersucht, wie Kinder Sprache erlernen. Er konzentriert sich speziell auf die Struktur von...

"A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert...

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEARAND A PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think...

An exploration of the nature and history of the human mind, in a new re-jacketed edition with a new foreword on the book's origins and influence. von Pinker, Steven