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Title: The Amazing Brain
by Robert Evans Ornstein, David Macaulay, Richard F. Thompson
ISBN: 0-395-35486-2
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date: October, 1984
Format: Hardcover
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $16.95
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Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: The brain is like an ancient house with modern additions.
Comment: The most striking aspect of the authors'work is the magnificent way in which the various layers of the brain/consciousness are paired with the drawings evoking our ancient evolutionary history. Rather than a modern suburban house built on a scraped lot, the brain is portrayed as a ruin with succeeding layers built on top of each other. I believe the book succeeds in conveying a sense of mystery as to how we are able to function as modern homo sapiens while carrying around with us the results of milennia of evolution: the hope and the danger as it were. And yet, this is all achieved in a very light-hearted and entertaining manner.

Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent resource for both professionals and lay alike
Comment: Filled with unique illustrations of the brain in an imaginative manner, combined with powerful information regarding the clinical anatomy of our CPU, this is a must read for those working with brain injured individuals or who would just like to understand the magic that is our mind.

Rating: 5
Summary: A very good read
Comment: A really great introduction to the workings of the brain. Truly memorable illustrations: so much better than those dry, factual diagrams you get in most textbooks. This book is an easy read, and keeps a lively pace. Its only drawback is that it is a little dated, but any book on a subject under such intensive research is likely to be a bit out of date by the time it reaches the lay-reader. Highly recommended though.

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