Lewis, David,  1942- <br/><br/>
Impulse :  why we do what we do without knowing why we do it / 
David Lewis. 
 - First Harvard University Press edition. 
 - xxi, 310 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-296) and index. 
<br/><br/>The impulse that saved my life -- Impulses and your zombie brain -- Inside the impulsive brain -- The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Impulse and the senses -- The power of the visual -- Impulses and the risk-taking personality -- The love impulse : 'It only takes a moment' -- The overeating impulse : digging our graves with our teeth -- The buying impulse : the how and why of what we buy -- The imitation impulse : 'A beautiful place to die' -- Deplete us not into temptation -- Free will is a grand illusion. 
<br/><br/> "...Explores all the mystifying things people do despite knowing better, from blurting out indiscretions to falling for totally incompatible romantic partners. Informed by the latest research in neuropsychology, this eye-opening account explains why snap decisions so often govern -- and occasionally enrich--our lives." --Publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674725492 (cloth : alk. paper) 0674725492 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>40022749147 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013012499 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Impulse.<br/>Impulse.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF575.I46  / L49 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>153.4