Book Reviews-Winter 2007, Volume 120, Number 4
Gary Marcus, The Birth of the Mind: How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates the Complexities of Human Thought New York: Basic Books, 2004. 278 pp. Paper $14.95. Reviewed by John E. Dowling, pp. 661-664
John E. Dowling, The Great Brain Debate: Nature or Nurture. [Science EssentialSeries of the National Academy of Sciences] Science Essential Series of the National Academy of Sciences. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press, 2004. 189pp. Paper, $24.95. Reviewed by Gary Marcus, pp. 665-667.
Priti Shah and Akira Miyake (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Visuospatial Thinking New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. xviii + 561 pp. Paper, $34.99. Reviewed by Mark Wagner, pp. 667-673.
A. Strathman and J. Jaireman (Eds.), Understanding Behavior in the Context of Time: Theory, Research, and Application Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2005. 376 pp. Cloth, $89.95. Reviewed by Dan Zakay, pp. 673-677.
Melanie Killen and Judith Smetana, Handbook of Moral Development Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2006. xvi + 790 pp. Cloth, $195. Reviewed by Gustavo Carlo and Carolyn Pope Edwards, 678-682
Carolyn Pope Edwards and Gustavo Carlo (Eds.), Moral Motivation through the Life Span Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2005. 296 pp. Cloth, $50. Reviewed by Megan Clark Kelly and Melanie Killen, pp. 682-688.
Holly K. Craig and Julie A. Washington, Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students from Preschool - 5th Grade Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2006. ix + 175 pp. Paper, $22.50. Reviewed by Rose-Marie Weber, pp. 688-691