Take a photo of a barcode or cover
307 pages • first pub 2018 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385541909
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
This book is ideal for readers who enjoy questioning the origins and cultural impact of seemingly scientific tools, blending psychological curiosity with a critical eye on how personality assessments shape our understanding of ourselves and society.
Description
A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR‘History that reads like biography that reads like a novel – a fluid narrative that defies expectations and plays against type’ New York Times‘Brilliant and savage’ Philip HensherAn unprecedented history of the personal...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 98%
reflective: 32%
challenging: 15%
dark: 6%
funny: 6%
lighthearted: 6%
emotional: 4%
adventurous: 1%
hopeful: 1%
inspiring: 1%
sad: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, AntisemitismMinor
Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage
307 pages • first pub 2018 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385541909
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
This book is ideal for readers who enjoy questioning the origins and cultural impact of seemingly scientific tools, blending psychological curiosity with a critical eye on how personality assessments shape our understanding of ourselves and society.
Description
A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR‘History that reads like biography that reads like a novel – a fluid narrative that defies expectations and plays against type’ New York Times‘Brilliant and savage’ Philip HensherAn unprecedented history of the personal...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 98%
reflective: 32%
challenging: 15%
dark: 6%
funny: 6%
lighthearted: 6%
emotional: 4%
adventurous: 1%
hopeful: 1%
inspiring: 1%
sad: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, AntisemitismMinor
Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage