When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits. Yet the idea of of biology as destiny dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to The Bell Curve, whose arguments are here so effectively anticipated and thoroughly undermined. In this edition, Stephen Jay Gould has written a substantial new introduction...

"An unprecedented history of the personality test that has achieved cult-like devotion, devised a century ago by a pair of homemakers and found today in boardrooms, classrooms, and beyond. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the most popular personality test in the world. It has been harnessed by Fortune 100 companies, universities, hospitals, churches, and the military. Its language--of extraversion vs. introversion, thinking vs. feeling--has inspired...

After years of studying human nature, Gretchen Rubin discovered that we can better understand our personality by analyzing how we respond to ourselves and others. There are four tendencies: the Upholders, the Questioners, the Obligers, and the Rebels. Each of these groups responds in a different way to relationships, to work, and to internal expectations. Rubin presents keys to understanding ourselves so we can reach more productive and happy lives....