Headhunters : The Search for a Science of the Mind

"Arrestingly original and beautifully written" (John Gray Literary Review)

"Studious and fascinating... A smart, enjoyable book" (Doug Johnstone Big Issue)

"Fascinating and instructive... This is an excellent and subtle book – part biography, part intellectual history – that tells us about the difficulties of trying to understand ourselves" (Henry Marsh The Times)

"A rich and stimulating account of the first truly modern attempt to understand the mysteries of the mind" (Orlando Bird Financial Times)

"The book gives a powerful sense of human science being forged" (Charlotte Sleigh BBC History Magazine)