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Title: Better work is out there
Review: I reviewed this book for a class on neuropsych for next year, having seen an advanced copy. I was disappointed that the writting is so dry, the topics covered briefly, and that several mistakes appear in the text. The book serves as a complex edition, more for those with a solid background in the subject than for someone just starting out.Rains seems fixated on the images of William James and Sigmund Freud. While Freud started with a background in neurology, he soon left for other, more notorous studies. James, while well thought of as a man of science, also fell short of a scientific method in several areas.The author, while obviously well versed in the subject, seems to have no skill for communicating that knowledge. I myself, had a hard time understanding his style, which is often obtuse.For educators, there are better and more comprehensive textbooks out there on this subject.
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