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Being Me: What it Means to be Human (Hardcover)

by Pete Moore (Author) "I crawled around the M25 motorway that orbits London, sitting in one of the thousands of cars attempting to squeeze through the tunnel under the..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (17 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0470850884
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470850886
  • Product Dimensions: 20.7 x 15.6 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 490,812 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #68 in  Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Genetics > Human
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"...a whirlwind tour through the sheer variety of human pre–occupations...Moore, a medical journalist, engagingly recounts ′real–life′ stories..." (Independent, 30 December 2003)

“…should be read by everyone working in and around science…” (Focus, February 2004)

“… stretches the boundaries of self–definition and re–introduces the idea of humans as holistic beings…” (The Science Reporter, December 2003)

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"...a whirlwind tour through the sheer variety of human pre–occupations...Moore, a medical journalist, engagingly recounts ′real–life′ stories..." (Independent, 30 December 2003)

“…should be read by everyone working in and around science…” (Focus, February 2004)

“… stretches the boundaries of self–definition and re–introduces the idea of humans as holistic beings…” (The Science Reporter, December 2003)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 7 Oct 2008
This review is from: Being Me: What it Means to be Human (Real Life Stories (John Wiley & Sons)) (Paperback)
Moore writes in a holier-than-thou style that annoys the living daylights out of me. I find his interviews bland, his examples and conclusions predictable. And to top it off, he sometimes blatantly misrepresents other authors' views, turning them into strawmen to make his own views look wiser. I haven't made it further than midway through the book, rather against my habit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looks like a good one!, 10 Dec 2003
By Steve Delamarter (Portland, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
Read the first chapter of the book. Very engagingly written! Great stories and a great way to get into the topic. I look forward to reading the body.
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