• The Male Brain

  • A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think
  • By: Louann Brizendine M.D.
  • Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
  • Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (959 ratings)

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The Male Brain

By: Louann Brizendine M.D.
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
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Dr. Louann Brizendine, the founder of the first clinic in the country to study gender differences in brain, behavior, and hormones, turns her attention to the male brain, showing how, through every phase of life, the "male reality" is fundamentally different from the female one. Exploring the latest breakthroughs in male psychology and neurology with her trademark accessibility and candor, she reveals that the male brain:

  • is a lean, mean, problem-solving machine. Faced with a personal problem, a man will use his analytical brain structures, not his emotional ones, to find a solution.
  • thrives under competition, instinctively plays rough and is obsessed with rank and hierarchy.
  • has an area for sexual pursuit that is 2.5 times larger than the female brain, consuming him with sexual fantasies about female body parts.
  • experiences such a massive increase in testosterone at puberty that he perceive others' faces to be more aggressive.

The Male Brain finally overturns the stereotypes. Impeccably researched and at the cutting edge of scientific knowledge, this is a book that every man, and especially every woman bedeviled by a man, will need to own.

©2010 Louann Brizendine (P)2010 Random House

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"Louann Brizendine has done a great favor for every man who wants to understand the puzzling women in his life. A breezy and enlightening guide to women and a must-read for men." (Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence)

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MUST READ FOR LOVE EXPERTS

As a Master Certified Love Coach voted Top 5 in the world, I found this book extremely useful for helping women to understand men and Date to their advantage. I highly recommend this read!

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A must read 4 men & women!

I really loved this book - explaining so many things about "how I acted" in the past or "male act" in general. Absolutely interesting, especially also, when you raise a (male) child!
Looking forward to listen to "The female brain",

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Excellent way to reveal the male brain

I kept thinking, "Yep, this is what my boys did." Now I know WHY they acted that way.

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Man...

Great book, we really are different... It's scientifically proven!

I recommend to pretty much anyone.. I now want to read the female brain book!

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Good read

Definitely feel like I get the men in my life a little more and feel more empathetic.

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Every Male and most Females should read this!

If you are a dad, husband, dating someone or may be thinking of being any of the preceding you have to read this book. Very easy listen - good narration. Women - you should give this a listen also. Explains so much as why we males do the stupid things we do. It also helps us males understand why you women are so difficult. : )

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Great to understand men!!!

LOVED it!!! As a woman you will understand how and why men are the way they are. the book helped me understand the male brain. please read or listen!!! so informative!!

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Revealing!

Loved this and want more. Felt as though many things we see in life were being explained so simply using biology. Extremely informative. Absolutely recommend. We should all be learning this.

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Mixed Bag

If you believe that humans are a collection of flesh and hormones then you’ll be satisfied by this book’s neat explanations of the various reasons for certain male behaviour at different stages of development. It’s reductionist, overly simplistic and misleading in its causation attribution. Some of the broader stroke ideas are useful thus the 2 stars for content.

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Great Book

Highly recommend this book. I learned a lot. I think this is 15 words Amazon

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