- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Portobello Books Ltd; First Edition edition (2 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846271215
- ISBN-13: 978-1846271212
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 244,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'An illuminating exploration of adolescence' - New Humanist --Review
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'Takes the upheaval of adolescence and turns it into a choreography of interwoven steps' Guardian
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The best thing about this book is that it is positive about teenagers. The media is full of negative coverage of teenagers. Further, books about teenagers tend to concentrate on the problems they have and how to cope with them, essentially treating teenage-hood as a type of annoying temporary disease.
The author had chosen to make his (eye catching) thesis that teenagers represent the peak of being human and the teenage years are the key thing that differentiates us from other animals.
This is deliberately provocative, but he does an admirable job backing up his statements with a well-researched, well written book setting the latest scientific evidence on how children move though the teenage years and on to adulthood. The teenage years are not just a transition, but a stage of life in its own right, and a great one at that.
Anyone with teenagers, or who knows any, will recognize the descriptions of their enthusiasm, mood-swings, relationships and introspection. There is no dogma here: he runs though the scientific evidence, which is often conflicting and then he assesses what it might mean in practice. Development, health, sex, drugs and relationships are all covered.
There is real humanity in this book. The science is warmed with practical illustrations and a real affection for the subjects of his investigation.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone with teenagers. Their rebelliousness, laziness, risk-taking and lack of respect may be maddening for their parents and other adults. This offers some explanations as to why, even if the key one is just that they are actually superior to us grown-ups.
The author had chosen to make his (eye catching) thesis that teenagers represent the peak of being human and the teenage years are the key thing that differentiates us from other animals.
This is deliberately provocative, but he does an admirable job backing up his statements with a well-researched, well written book setting the latest scientific evidence on how children move though the teenage years and on to adulthood. The teenage years are not just a transition, but a stage of life in its own right, and a great one at that.
Anyone with teenagers, or who knows any, will recognize the descriptions of their enthusiasm, mood-swings, relationships and introspection. There is no dogma here: he runs though the scientific evidence, which is often conflicting and then he assesses what it might mean in practice. Development, health, sex, drugs and relationships are all covered.
There is real humanity in this book. The science is warmed with practical illustrations and a real affection for the subjects of his investigation.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone with teenagers. Their rebelliousness, laziness, risk-taking and lack of respect may be maddening for their parents and other adults. This offers some explanations as to why, even if the key one is just that they are actually superior to us grown-ups.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is quite a fascinating book about teenagers. It's not a parenting self-help book. Written from a scientific perspective by a vet, it looks at the many changes happening in the teenager's body and brain and how these all link together to make teenagers what they are. The detailed scientific content could have made this book hard work to read, but in fact it is written in an interesting and entertaining way. Just don't try and digest it all in one go!
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Enjoyed it a lot and would definitely recommend it to other people doing A-Level biology or interested in a career in medicine / veterinary. I'd have given it 5 stars if the authour (my Cambridge interviewer) hadn't rejected me! :)
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