Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-386) and index. Originally published: New York : Dutton, 1999.
Contents:
Identical and fraternal twins: living laboratories -- Identical, but not the same: differences between identical twins -- Natural experiments: unusual twin types -- Developing in tandem: intelligence and special mental skills -- Unfolding lives: personality traits, mental disorders and atypical behaviors -- Friendship extraordinaire: twins' special relationship -- Twist of fate: twins reared apart -- Another twist of fate: children adopted together -- Lonesome crowd: loss of a twin -- Making multiples: new fertility treatments and beyond -- Two-base hits and triple toe loops: physical growth and athletic prowess -- Noah's ark: twins in the nonhuman animal kingdom -- The other half: noteworthy twins -- Double indemnity: twins in the courtroom -- Separate minds in shared bodies: conjoined twins -- Double entendre: twinship's many meanings.
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