Robert J. Sternberg, Author Cambridge University Press $75 (226p) ISBN 978-0-521-47320-0
Love intoxicates, complicates, sustains, blinds: you name it, love does it. An eminent professor of psychology and education at Yale, Sternberg sifts through love's many vicissitudes in search of a few general tendencies. He elaborates upon three...
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Robert J. Sternberg, Author William Morrow Cookbooks $30 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-017691-4
Sternberg (Yiddish Cuisine) mines the rich vein of Sephardic cooking that is often ignored in the U.S. If the tone is occasionally more akin to a textbook than a cookbook, Sternberg is thorough and informative. In addition to simple, refreshing...
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Robert J. Sternberg, Author Viking Books $19.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-670-80364-4
Rejecting IQ tests as too narrow, Sternberg broadly defines human intelligence as ``mental self-management,'' the ability to live one's life in a constructive and purposeful way. This self-help manual dressed up in the jargon of information science...
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Robert J. Sternberg, Author Basic Books $18.95 (319p) ISBN 978-0-465-08746-4
According to this Yale psychology professor's ``triangular theory of love,'' every love relationship has three componentsintimacy, passion, commitmentand how these elements match up and change determines a couple's closeness and longevity. Here is a
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Robert J. Sternberg, Author Penguin Books $9.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-14-009210-3
Rejecting IQ tests as too narrow, Sternberg broadly defines human intelligence as pk ``mental self-management,'' the ability to live one's life in a constructive and purposeful way. ``This self-help manual dressed up in the jargon of information...
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Robert J. Sternberg, Author Simon & Schuster $22.5 (320p) ISBN 978-0-684-81410-0
If Sternberg is right, IQ tests measure only ""inert intelligence,"" academic knowledge that does not necessarily lead to goal-directed action or real-world problem-solving. Professor of psychology and education at Yale, he argues that a different...
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Robert J. Sternberg, Author, Kolligian, Author, John Kolligan, Editor Yale University Press $47 (435p) ISBN 978-0-300-04567-3
Your perception of your competence or incompetence--rather than your actual abilities--largely determines your self-image, goals, school performance and mental health. That's the startling consensus of the psychiatrists, psychologists and...
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Robert J. Sternberg, Author, Catherine Whitney, With Bantam Books $18.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-553-07235-8
The authors of this no-nonsense self-help guide want lovers and potential partners to get heart-smart. They posit a factor called Relationship Intelligence (RI), which, unlike the IQ measured in schools, approaches real-world problems as complex,...
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