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Deary, I. J. (2001). Intelligence: A very short introduction. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

This is a short, accessible, and lively introduction to many of the important issues in the study of intelligence by one of the leading scientists in the area. Each chapter deals with a different topic, such as whether there are several different types of intelligence, whether intelligence differences are caused by genes or the environment, the biological basis of intelligence differences, and whether intelligence declines or increases as we grow older.

Herrnstein, R. J., & Murray, C. (1994). The bell curve. New York: Free Press.

National Review wrote, “Our intellectual landscape has been disrupted by the equivalent of an earthquake.” And it was true.

The Bell Curve was one of the most controversial books of the second half of the 20th century. It examined the influence of intelligence on life outcomes and discussed the stratification of American society on the basis of intelligence differences. But what made it so controversial was its claim that between-group differences in intelligence are largely genetic. Find out for yourself what the debate was about.

Nisbett, R. E. (2009). Intelligence and how to get it. New York: Norton.

According to the New York Times, this book “offers a meticulous and eye-opening critique of hereditarianism … its real value lies in Nisbett’s forceful marshaling of the evidence … which stresses the importance of nonhereditary factors in determining I.Q.”