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biblio_mom's review against another edition
3.0
I love the writing style that is full of humor used by the authors. The first 200 pages is the best and the rest is kinda boring for me. But this is the book worth reading. It makes sense.
blagovesta's review against another edition
3.0
Има както доста полезни и интересни неща, така и някои твърде крайни и пресилени твърдения.
lizpatanders's review against another edition
3.0
Overall this is an enjoyable and entertaining book. I picked it up because I saw it in the library and couldn't resist because of the title. It kind of points out things that we know already, but talks about them on a neurological level. However, the language is not overly scientific so that most adults can easily grasp the concepts. A fun read.
davidr's review against another edition
5.0
What a fun book! This book by the well-known authors Barbara and Allan Pease is controversial perhaps, but well-grounded in new research. Parts of the book are absolutely hilarious, but they all ring true. The basic hypothesis in this book is that the brains in men and women are organized differently. While morally, men and women are equal, they are not identical. The wiring of our brains and the effects of hormones determine how we think and behave.
The corpus callosum, the bundle of nerves which connects the left and right sides of the brain, is thicker in women's brains, and handles perhaps 30% more inter-brain connections. In addition, some brain functions, like speech, are distributed between both sides of women's brains, but are isolated in one side of men's brains. As a result, a woman's brains handle speech better. Also, women can perform true multi-tasking and multi-tracking, while men find it difficult.
The book is illustrated with numerous cartoons. While many of the cartoons are exaggerated, each one points out a truism about differences between the way men and women think. Men's brains have evolved to help men with their main job; catch lunch. As a result, their think is more focused, and they have better spatial reasoning abilities. This is especially true when a man's system is flush with testosterone. On the other hand, women's brains have evolved to aid their main job; to be nurturing. They are much better at communicating, and are better at multi-tasking. Women are also better at multi-tracking; keeping track of conversations about multiple topics simultaneously.
One of the best aspects of this book, is that not only do the authors point out the differences between men and women, but a lot of very practical advice is given. Both men and women are given advice about how to make allowances for the opposite sex. You see, people have been instilled with the idea that men and women are identical, and people think that others think along the same lines as themselves. But this just isn't true. Men have big advantages (spatial thinking, problem solving) and women have big advantages (communications, observation and intuition), simply due to the wiring of brains.
I highly recommend this book; it is so fun, and contains so many pearls of wisdom that ring true.
The corpus callosum, the bundle of nerves which connects the left and right sides of the brain, is thicker in women's brains, and handles perhaps 30% more inter-brain connections. In addition, some brain functions, like speech, are distributed between both sides of women's brains, but are isolated in one side of men's brains. As a result, a woman's brains handle speech better. Also, women can perform true multi-tasking and multi-tracking, while men find it difficult.
The book is illustrated with numerous cartoons. While many of the cartoons are exaggerated, each one points out a truism about differences between the way men and women think. Men's brains have evolved to help men with their main job; catch lunch. As a result, their think is more focused, and they have better spatial reasoning abilities. This is especially true when a man's system is flush with testosterone. On the other hand, women's brains have evolved to aid their main job; to be nurturing. They are much better at communicating, and are better at multi-tasking. Women are also better at multi-tracking; keeping track of conversations about multiple topics simultaneously.
One of the best aspects of this book, is that not only do the authors point out the differences between men and women, but a lot of very practical advice is given. Both men and women are given advice about how to make allowances for the opposite sex. You see, people have been instilled with the idea that men and women are identical, and people think that others think along the same lines as themselves. But this just isn't true. Men have big advantages (spatial thinking, problem solving) and women have big advantages (communications, observation and intuition), simply due to the wiring of brains.
I highly recommend this book; it is so fun, and contains so many pearls of wisdom that ring true.
caliopeya's review against another edition
4.0
Макар и писана преди две десетилетия, някои неща са си същите и сега. Повечето жени обичат романтиката, а мъжете бърборят за коли и футбол. Но книгата ми помогна да разбера защо се срещат толкова често тези така типични образи за двата пола и какво можем да направим, за да си подобрим живота, споделен с любимия човек.
Препоръчвам книгата към юнаците и девойките в пубертета. Също и към хората, които се сблъскват с много промени в живота си за кратък период от време. Както и към вече сгодените двойки, които всекидневно си създават едни и същи глупави кавги.
Давам 4/5 най-вече заради самото издание в български формат - срещнах не малко правописни и машинални грешки, като някои от тях бяха просто смешни как не им е било обърнато внимание.
Препоръчвам книгата към юнаците и девойките в пубертета. Също и към хората, които се сблъскват с много промени в живота си за кратък период от време. Както и към вече сгодените двойки, които всекидневно си създават едни и същи глупави кавги.
Давам 4/5 най-вече заради самото издание в български формат - срещнах не малко правописни и машинални грешки, като някои от тях бяха просто смешни как не им е било обърнато внимание.
carmenacc's review against another edition
4.0
Antes de leer este libro tienes que saber que no es un libro de autoayuda. Allan y Bárbara explican de manera sencilla temas sobre las relaciones entre hombres y mujeres. Con este libro aprenderás las diferencias entre los cerebros de las mujeres y los hombres , entenderás por qué somos como somos, descubrirás qué provoca realmente la homosexualidad...
Se lee fácilmente, y el lenguaje es sencillo, comprensible para todo el mundo. Los capítulos están repletos de anécdotas, tablas e incluso dibujos para entender mejor toda la información, que no es poca.
Se lee fácilmente, y el lenguaje es sencillo, comprensible para todo el mundo. Los capítulos están repletos de anécdotas, tablas e incluso dibujos para entender mejor toda la información, que no es poca.
kdoyle's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good book. Kinda got a bit repetitive towards the end. "as we all know men can only do one thing at a time", blah blah blah.
jesspark069's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro ha sido fantastico,explica perfectamente la diferencia entre hombres y mujeres en todos los ambitos ,tratando temas como el sexo,las relaciones en pareja y todo con mucho humor. Me ha encantado. :))))))
wastelanderone's review against another edition
1.0
Full of stereotypes being justified by nature. Bleurgh