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The Ten Types of Human

A New Understanding of Who We Are and Who We Can Be

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The Ten Types of Human

By: Dexter Dias
Narrated by: Tom Clegg
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This audiobook will introduce you to ten people. In a way, you already know them. Only you don't - not really. In a sense, they are you. Only they're not entirely. They inform and shape the most important decisions in your life. But you're almost certainly unaware of their intervention.

They are the Ten Types of Human. Who are they? What are they for? How did they get into your head? We want to believe that there are some things we would never do. We want to believe that there are others we always would. But how can we be sure? What are our limits? Do we have limits? The answer lies with the Ten Types of Human: the people we become when we are faced with life's most difficult decisions. But who or what are these types? Where do they come from? How did they get into our heads?

The Ten Types of Human is a pioneering examination of human nature. It looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of and asks why. It explores the frontiers of the human experience, excavating the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situations. It begins in a courtroom and journeys across four continents and through the lives of some exceptional people, in search of answers.

Mixing cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and human rights research, The Ten Types of Human is at once a provocation and a map to our hidden selves. It provides a new understanding of who we are - and who we can be.

©2017 Dexter Dias (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks
Anthropology Freedom & Security Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Politics & Government Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Psychology & Interactions Social Sciences Violence in Society Human Rights Crime

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A series of beautifully told tragic human accounts but equally uplifting hopeful stories. Looking into why and what we are? This book is balanced with interesting information and is a real eye opener. You become invested with the Authors motives in writing this book and the people it’s about. I bought this on audible as I travel back and forth to work by car. It was on my read list and thought this was a great way to finally read/listen. With over 26hrs it’s a real bargain for that 1 credit! Highly recommended.

A journey that will stay with you.

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Excellent book for anybody who has worked in international aid or human rights. Well written and wonderful naration.

A long but very rewarding read

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That the narrative jumps about in exploring and articulating evidence is entirely the point and the beauty of this book. The core subject is complex, disconnected, heterogeneous, yet somehow the author weaves this mass of all possible portraitures into archetypes that are relatable, recognizable, vital and, above all else, enduringly real. It’s just so satisfying as a listener to hear something so personal, so learned and well researched being put into the world as a reflection of who and what humanity is, with the sincerest of hopes of what it might be. On a very personal note, I listened to this on the way to work one morning and there was a story that hooked me so severely that some observant person asked me if I was ok. What I wish to have said in that moment was that if people listen to this book and embrace even 10% of its ideas, I probably will be.

powerful, durable, beautiful and at times god damn heartbreaking

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This has to be one of the best books I have read this year, Dr Dexter Dias is one of the best storytellers I have read in a long long time !
Can’t wait for his next book 😉

Journey into the human nature !!

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This book is a real eye opener into the plight of many different aspects of the lives of people who I for one was just not aware of.

Really is a good book !

very interesting

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