Zero Degrees of Empathy, Paperback/Simon Baron-Cohen

Paperback edition of Baron-Cohen's book which examines why some people behave in an evil way, whereas others are self-sacrificing. He looks at empathy, cruelty and understanding, and asks whether our capacity to empathise with others can be affected by genes or environment. 'A full-scale assault on what we think it is to be human' }Sunday Telegraph{