{"product_id":"iq-a-smart-history-of-a-failed-idea-hardcover","title":"IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvance praise for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIQ A Smart History of a Failed Idea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"An up-to-date, reader-friendly account of the continuing saga of the mismeasure of women and men.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e--Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind and Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"The good news is that you won't be tested after you've read Stephen Murdoch's important new book. The better news is that IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea is compelling from its first pages, and by its conclusion, Murdoch has deftly demonstrated that in our zeal to quantify intelligence, we have needlessly scarred--if not destroyed--the lives of millions of people who did not need an IQ score to prove their worth in the world. IQ is first-rate narrative journalism, a book that I hope leads to necessary change.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e--Russell Martin, author of Beethoven's Hair, Picasso's War, and Out of Silence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"With fast-paced storytelling, freelance journalist Murdoch traces now ubiquitous but still controversial attempts to measure intelligence to its origins in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . Murdoch concludes that IQ testing provides neither a reliable nor a helpful tool in understanding people's behavior, nor can it predict their future success or failure. . . . A thoughtful overview and a welcome reminder of the dangers of relying on such standardized tests.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Stephen Murdoch delivers a lucid and engaging chronicle of the ubiquitous and sometimes insidious use of IQ tests. This is a fresh look at a century-old and still controversial idea--that our human potential can be distilled down to a single test score. Murdoch's compelling account demands a reexamination of our mania for mental measurement.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e--Paul A. Lombardo, author of Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court \u0026amp; Buck v. Bell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760294953248,"sku":"9781630268701","price":33.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64950064fa26d704dbecbc7c9b2dda81.webp?v=1780176745","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/iq-a-smart-history-of-a-failed-idea-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}