The seminal book about IQ and class that ignited one of the most explosive controversies in decades, now updated with a new Afterword by Charles Murray Breaking new ground and old taboos, Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray tell the ...
Using data from the National longitudinal Study of Youth, argues that intelligence quotient has an important effect on income independent of family background.
In this volume, originally published in 1988, Murray presents a persuasive and practical argument that reconsiders commonly held beliefs of what constitutes success in social policy by examining the scope of government and its role in ...
Murray examines the current state of the underclass, which he defines as the population cut off from mainstream American life not because they are poor, but because of their problematic relationships with productive work, family, crime and ...
Murray and Cox provide a dramatic, behind-the-scenes account of America's 10-year race to the moon. A highly satisfying tale, rich, densely packed and beautifully told.--Washington Post Book World. 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.