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The Essential DifferenceSimon Baron-Cohen
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The Essential Difference

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"At last, leading psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen confirms what most of us have long suspected: male and female brains are different. This groundbreaking and controversial study reveals the scientific evidence (present even in one-day-old babies) that proves female brains are better at empathizing and communicating, while male brains are stronger at understanding and building systems--not just computers and machinery, but abstract systems such as politics and music. Most revolutionary of all, The Essential Difference also puts forward the compelling new theory that autism (and the related…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionPenguin Books, Limited20122749780241961353
EditionBasic Books20042719780465005567
EditionBasic Books20032719780738208442
PaperbackAllen Lane20032569780713996715
MenPsychologyPsychological aspects of AutismThought and thinkingSex differences (Psychology)Psychological aspectsSex differencesAutism