Fascinating reading on what we've learned about twins and profiles of some famous sets. Let us know if you have some other suggestions we can add to this section. (Clicking on any book illustration or title will take you to Amazon.Com where you can complete your purchase)
An added bonus to consider when shopping is that proceeds from the sale of any of these books will go directly towards Twinstuff Outreach, the new non-profit organization dedicated to assisting twins and higher-order multiples and their families.
A fascinating look at the 19th Century conjoined twins, Millie and Christine McKoy, who commonly referred to themselves as Millie-Christine in the singular vernacular. Although the book is now out of print, you may be able to find some used copies for sale at Amazon.Com by clicking above.
Now out in paperback, this book by respected twins researcher (and director of the Twins Study Center at Cal State Fullerton University), Dr. Nancy Segal. The book discusses in detail what twin research has revealed about individuality, identity, and questions of nature-vs.-nurture in intelligence, personality development, and athletic prowess. A 432-page hardcover book that includes 36 black-and-white photos.
The award-winning New Yorker writer provides this glimpse into scientific studies of twins and what they have taught us. Published in 1997, we're now making available the paperback version of this book which offers a thoroughly-researched guide to the age-old argument of nature vs. nurture.
Paperback reprint edition (1992) of the true and horrific story of a series of medical experiments done on twins in Auschwitz concentration camps by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. Of the 3,000 twins subjected to these death camps experiments, only 160 pairs survived: 50 years later, many of the surviving siblings speak of the horrors they underwent.
Great book of essays written by twin sisters on their childhood mixed in with stories of other twins. This is a thoughtful, well-written guide for all twins. For more information on the Sipes Twins and the book, please follow this link.
A memoir of Diskin's twin brother's two decade battle with Leukemia. A newly-published hard cover (May, 2001) that deals first-hand with the personal heartbreaks of losing a twin.
An important book for all twins who have experienced the tragedy of losing their twin. Now out of print at Amazon.Com, we suggest visiting the Twinless Twins web site and ordering the book directly through them.
Part of the St. Martin's Library True Crime series, this paperback has its flaws, but does offer some insightful glimpses at twins whose lives took turns for the worse. We have a much more detailed review of this book at this Twinstuff web page.
