<div><P>Do kleptomaniacs have a legitimate excuse to steal?<P>Can excessive TV watching physically "shape" a child's growing brain?<P>These answers and scores more fill Dr. Stephen Juan's fascinating and endlessly entertaining book <i>The Odd Brain</i>. Following up his popular first book, The Odd Body, Dr. Juan takes us on an animated tour of the enigmatic organ that sits on top of them all.<P>Equal parts scholarly professor-he teaches at the University of Sydney-cultural detective, and theater of oddities tour guide, Dr. Juan explores bizarre brain disorders and the normal-but-still-weird brain phenomena that we all occasionally experience (like déjà vu). Through it all, Dr. Juan pulls off the nifty trick of making the clinical both clear and entertaining.<P>Each chapter is packed with real-life anecdotes and case studies. These include the Criminal Brain, the Savant Brain, the Shy Brain, the Suicidal Brain, the Thrill-Seeking Brain, the Obsessive-Compulsive Brain, and more than 20 others.<P>For anyone who's ever witnessed unusual behavior and thought, "Now, what would make a person do that?" <i>The Odd Brain</i> is sure to have an answer.</p></div> <div><P>Do kleptomaniacs have a legitimate excuse to steal?<P>Can excessive TV watching physically "shape" a child's growing brain?<P>These answers and scores more fill Dr. Stephen Juan's fascinating and endlessly entertaining book <i>The Odd Brain</i>. Following up his popular first book, The Odd Body, Dr. Juan takes us on an animated tour of the enigmatic organ that sits on top of them all.<P>Equal parts scholarly professor-he teaches at the University of Sydney-cultural detective, and theater of oddities tour guide, Dr. Juan explores bizarre brain disorders and the normal-but-still-weird brain phenomena that we all occasionally experience (like déjà vu). Through it all, Dr. Juan pulls off the nifty trick of making the clinical both clear and entertaining.<P>Each chapter is packed with real-life anecdotes and case studies. These include the Criminal Brain, the Savant Brain, the Shy Brain, the Suicidal Brain, the Thrill-Seeking Brain, the Obsessive-Compulsive Brain, and more than 20 others.<P>For anyone who's ever witnessed unusual behavior and thought, "Now, what would make a person do that?" <i>The Odd Brain</i> is sure to have an answer.</p></div>