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Having studied how boys and girls develop differently, Michael Gurian turns his attention to adult men in this entertaining, informative, and groundbreaking book on the male brain. Following two decades of neurobiological research, What Could He Be Thinking? answers the questions women and the world are asking about husbands, fathers, boyfriends, and coworkers. Mixing neurobiology with Gurian's very readable writing style, anecdotes from everyday life, and a new vision of the male psyche, the book will satisfy the tremendous curiosity women and our culture have about the roots of male behavior. Women know intuitively that men are different from them. What women are now just coming to realize is that the men they are married to, having sex with, working with, parenting with, and trying to fathom, act and think in very male ways, not only because they are socialized to do so, but because they are built to - neurobiologically.The new field of brain science has revealed wonderful secrets about a man's mind. In this book, women who are eager to understand the men in their lives can discover the new brain science in an entertaining way, as they get answers to the prime question every woman asks at some time in her life: What could he be thinking?The book provides fascinating information about the male brain, male habits, male tendencies and the nuances of men's' actions and thoughts. It is a provocative, exciting vision into the minds of men.
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It's obvious that there are men who behave in a stereotypical way. Hog the remote, can't see that the house needs to be cleaned, better at physical activities with their children and not so good at emotional needs. OK, they exist. The problem is, they're NOT all men.
Mr. Gurian's fault isn't that he fails to offer good advice to some. It's that he's trying offer advice to all using a biological argument. It's right there in the title - not "some," not "many," no qualifier at all, just "How a Man's Mind Really Works." Pretty arrogant actually - and marginalizing to those who clearly don't fit the author's stereotypes.
As a man, I found myself defying most of Gurian's stereotypes, even when compared to the women in my life. Funny thing that . . . my girlfriend can be a slob at times. She had servants as a child. Hmm, could it be that she was affected by her environment? I cry at movies that my girlfriend has no reaction to. I grew up with an emotional father who worked as a social worker. Again, wouldn't it make sense that my environment helped form who I was?
There has been a backlash against feminist and egalitarian theories about the sexes being alike. While the extremes went too far (men and women are clearly not identical), the backlash is just as severe and just as misguided.
Mr. Gurian's book contributes nothing when it comes to understanding the full scope of men's behavior and emotional development. But then again, if you have one of those traditional men in your life, by all means, read this book. You'll probably find something useful here. Just don't use this book as proof that all men are alike.
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In previous reviews I see narrow mindedness. There is no clear indicator that men and women are different based upon nature or nurture. That argument will rage on for years. But regardless of how one gets to where they are, information on how the "computer" operates is helpful.
Guirian offers interesting information in this book that can lead to a-ha moments in people's lives. I have known many folks who took offense at John Grey's books on Mars & Venus. While this book may seem to go down the same worn pathway, there is new information here.
One last thing to keep in mind, people learn in different ways; this book represents one way of getting the information out there for people to consider. The great thing about books is if you don't agree with it, you can throw it away (or maybe give it to a friend to try). However, if like me, you find this book helps, it will really open up some avenues.
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After completing this book yesterday, I found it to be TREMENDOUSLY insightful as to why I feel certain ways about things, and why my wife may feel completely differently about the same area.
I also find it AMAZING that MOST of the negative reviews below for this book state things like "This doesn't represent me at all. I am a woman and my behavior leans toward what Gurian states is usually Male Behavior"
Gurian states OVER AND OVER THROUGHOUT THE BOOK that there are exceptions to each of these scenarios and that THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTES. There are certainly women who are more spatial thinkers, and men who are verbal. But just because there are exceptions DOES NOT preclude the theory for being correct MOST of the time in MOST situations.
I think BOTH MEN AND WOMEN can find MANY things to relate to in regard to these situations and why they might feel a certain way or a certain frustration with those of the opposite sex through this book. I hope others who read it will read the book twice, and focus on the MAIN THEORIES, and not discount the book if they are an exception in ONE AREA!
Great Book!
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Humans are social beings and in general want to agree with
social trends and dogma.When one dominating 'know it all'
'with all the answers' comes along,humans will flock to the
bookstore and obsorb anything out there like a sponge.Sad isn't
it.Are we losing our inner being and strength to the point where we have to rely on quirky off the wall 'experts' whom think to know every brain cell we have? I agree with the other
one star reviewers.The book is sexist and will cause even more
trouble in male/female relationships.As for bridge brains.The
truth is in a six billion population on this earth we find
indivduals,a lost species,this explains the 'bridge brain'.What
the truth is,we all have our own brain,not some pre fab gender
specific gray matter forced between our ears by non other
than Micheal Gurian.I also agree with the reviewer who said it's nore than an agenda.I read the book thinking I'm reading
the words of a controll freak bent on causing as much dismay
between the sexes in order to bring up the sales.If I were a
man I'd be insulted by his thinking about men.Simply put,he
wants to make mass sales,make men and women at odds with
each other and have his narrow minded sexist institute controll
the educational and relationship so he can believe he's king of
this planet.As an individual we have power which people like this try to despertly take from us so they can mass market a
dangerous and damaging lie.
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What a wonderful and useful book! I'm a single woman, between relationships, and I wish I had this book before I started dating. It helped me understand men and myself. JAH and a lot of the other reviewers have trashed this book, but it seems to me they are reading some other book. This book is so positive about both women and men, I recommend it to every woman. I especially liked how it dealt with bridge brain men and women. I'm a woman who often "thinks more like a man," and I say, thank you, Michael Gurian, for helping me understand myself.
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