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Turner Publishing Company Twins : And What They Tell Us About Who We Are by Wright
A New York Times Notable Book for 1998Critical acclaim for Lawrence WrightsA Rhone-Poulenc Science Prize FinalistThis is a book about far more than twins: it is about what twins can tell us about ourselves.--The New York TimesWith plenty of amazing stories about the similarities and differences of twins, Wright respectfully shows, too, how their special circumstance in life challenges our notions of individuality. A truly fascinating but sometimes spooky Mengeles experiments with twins at Auschwitz figure among Wrights examples study.--American Library AssociationLike so much of Wrights work, this book is a pleasure to read. Because he writes so well, without pushing a particular point of view, he soon has you pondering questions you have tended to comfortably ignore.--Austin American-StatesmanInformative and entertaining . . . a provocative subject well considered by a talented journalist.--Kirkus Reviewsshow more