PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Jean-Francois Marmion (editor) is a psychologist, an associate editor of the French journal Sciences Humaines [Social Sciences], and a former editor-in-chief of the French magazine Le Cercle Psy [Psychological Circle]. He lives in France, where The Psychology of Stupidity was a number one bestseller.
We need books like this one -- Steven Pinker I was totally hooked. Everybody loves it. * La Grande Librairie * A very clever book. * Le Canard Enchaîné * Can you study stupidity? The answer is a resounding YES. * Le Quotidien * Entertaining and instructive. * France Inter * Clear and accessible to everyone * Lire * A comprehensive and witty inquiry into human folly in its myriad forms . . . [with a] wealth of insights . . . Urgent and transformative, this compendium will leave readers equally amused, appalled, and enlightened. * Publishers Weekly * Are people getting dumber, or does it just look that way? . . . A smart collection. * Kirkus Reviews * Remarkably comprehensive and accessible . . . The book has an easygoing, colloquial feel to it. . . . An illuminating look at a subject that is more complex than it might appear to be. * Booklist * Fascinating . . . From morons to idiots to *ssholes, they’re all here. * News24, South Africa * A blunt and sometimes hilarious examination of human error. * Business Day, South Africa *
