Description: Why are some people worriers, and others wanderers? Why do some people seem good at empathisizing, and others at controlling? Daniel Nettle takes the reader on a tour through the science of human personality, looking at the "big five" types of personality, and the latest findings from psychology, brain science, and evolution to explore the mystery of what makes us the way we are.
Review Quotes: "The author unearths a few everyday characteristics shared by people who say they are happy, including good health, a feeling of autonomy, and social correctiveness. To that list, one might add browsing through this thought-provoking book."--O: The Oprah Magazine, on Happiness
"Excellent survey of the subject-a lucid, intelligent, and thoughtful essay."--Lancet