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019 a| 840460758a| 858729976;

020 a| 9780674725492 (cloth : alk. paper);

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050 00 a| BF575.I46b| L49 2013;

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100 1 a| Lewis, David,d| 1942-=| ^A132356;

245 10 a| Impulse :b| why we do what we do without knowing why we do it /c| David Lewis.;

250 a| First Harvard University Press edition.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts :b| The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| xxi, 310 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-296) and index.;

505 0 a| The impulse that saved my life -- Impulses and your zombie brain -- Inside the impulsive brain -- The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Impulse and the senses -- The power of the visual -- Impulses and the risk-taking personality -- The love impulse : 'It only takes a moment' -- The overeating impulse : digging our graves with our teeth -- The buying impulse : the how and why of what we buy -- The imitation impulse : 'A beautiful place to die' -- Deplete us not into temptation -- Free will is a grand illusion.;

520 a| "...Explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern -- and occasionally enrich--our lives." --Publisher.;

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Impulse : why we do what we do without knowing why we do it / David Lewis.

Author/creator	Lewis, David, 1942-
Format	Book
Edition	First Harvard University Press edition.
Publication	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description	xxi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Impulse.

Contents	The impulse that saved my life -- Impulses and your zombie brain -- Inside the impulsive brain -- The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Impulse and the senses -- The power of the visual -- Impulses and the risk-taking personality -- The love impulse : 'It only takes a moment' -- The overeating impulse : digging our graves with our teeth -- The buying impulse : the how and why of what we buy -- The imitation impulse : 'A beautiful place to die' -- Deplete us not into temptation -- Free will is a grand illusion.
Abstract	"...Explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern -- and occasionally enrich--our lives." --Publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-296) and index.
LCCN	2013012499
ISBN	9780674725492 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0674725492 (cloth : alk. paper)

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