Books by Robert E. Ornstein and Complete Book Reviews

Evolution of Consciousness: The Origins of the Way We Think
Evolution of Consciousness: The Origins of the Way We Think
Robert E. Ornstein, Author Simon & Schuster $17 (320p) ISBN 978-0-671-79224-4
Ornstein's elegant inquiry into the history of consciousness revises Darwin and Freud by positing that the modern mind is a disunified jumble. (Nov.)
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Multimind
Multimind
Robert E. Ornstein, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $16.95 (206p) ISBN 978-0-395-41107-0
The author of The Psychology of Consciousness here defines the human mind as a ""bastard hybrid system.'' Each of us has many ``small minds'' that simultaneously process feelings, fantasies, ideas, fixed routines, interpersonal responses and bodily...
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The Evolution of Consciousness: Of Darwin
The Evolution of Consciousness: Of Darwin, Freud, and Cranial Fire: The Origins of the Way We Think
Robert E. Ornstein, Author Prentice Hall $25 (305p) ISBN 978-0-13-587569-8
Ornstein's revision of Darwinian evolution posits that brain circuits designed to help early hominids get a quick fix on reality and guide action were later recruited to make complex mental judgments. The result, he claims, is the modern mind--a...
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The Right Mind: Making Sense of the Hemispheres
The Right Mind: Making Sense of the Hemispheres
Robert E. Ornstein, Author, Ornstein, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $28 (224p) ISBN 978-0-15-100324-2
Most of the popular literature instructing readers to draw on the right side of their brains in an attempt to improve creativity lacks sound scientific foundation, according to Ornstein (The Psychology of Consciousness) in this compact volume. While
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The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries about How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy
The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries about How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy
Robert E. Ornstein, Author, David Sobel, With Simon & Schuster $19.45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-61945-9
Joining the reaction against Cartesian separation of mind and body and belief in ""magic bullets,'' Ornstein (The Amazing Brain, etc.), Stanford University professor of neurobiology, and Sobel, director of protective medicine at Kaiser-Permanente...
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Healthy Pleasures
Healthy Pleasures
Robert E. Ornstein, Author, David Sobel, With Addison Wesley Publishing Company $16.9 (301p) ISBN 978-0-201-12669-3
``At nearly every turn, pleasure has gotten a bad name,'' write the authors, who tell us that in pursuit of longevity Americans have become overly abstemious. Psychologist Ornstein and Sobel, director of preventive medicine at the Kaiser-Permanente...
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