هذا هو كتابي السحري الذي أدعو الجميع لقراءته، سوف يدهشكم.

ليس كتاب طبي كما يمكن أن يكون الكتاب الطبي إلا أنه أشتغال بالطب لا شك، لكنه اشتغال مبسط يجعلك تفهم كما لو كنت طالباً في الثانوية وتتلقى درساً لطلاب الإبتدائي. أهتم استاذ علم الأعصاب في جامعة ستانفورد الأستاذ سابولسكي بقضية ‘‘ الكرب ‘‘ وأجد هذه الترجمة أفضل من كلمة ‘‘ الضغوط ‘‘ Stress كيف يتفاعل الجسم والدماغ تحديداً مع الكرب، سوف تفهم كثيراً من الأشياء حول آليات عمل دماغك المعقد أمام الكرب وسوف تندهش من بعض الظواهر لهذا العمل.

This manifestation of stress is going to my 'books to give friends as a gift' list. The topic is morbid but written in a way that makes it a must read for anyone interested in managing their own well being and avoiding brain shrinkage.

This book is fantastic and I’ve been telling everyone who listens about it. It explains the mechanics of how stress works on a biological level, not holding back on naming names when it comes to hormones and glands and all that. The author managed to make the book accessible while simultaneously being in-depth, which I really appreciate. I recommend it for anyone who’s ever stressed (which is everyone) and wants to understand why this happens and what is going on in your body.

I can't comment on the factual accuracy of the bulk of this book, because it's outside my field of expertise, but the material about J. M. Barrie ranges from carelessly inaccurate to outright fictitious. Sapolsky claims to have researched the writer's life, but gets many basic facts wrong, and appears to have invented things (e.g. sadomasochistic writings, a history of child sexual abuse) which no biographer has ever mentioned. See http://neverpedia.com/pan/Why_Zebras_... for details.