Professor Robert Plomin the world's leading geneticist said in 2014 of his search for genes that explain differences in our psychology I have been looking for these genes for fifteen years I don't have any' Using a mixture of famous & ordinary people Oliver James drills deep down into the childhood causes of our individuality revealing why our upbringing not our genes plays such an important role in our wellbeing & success The implications are huge as adults we can change we can clutch our fates from predetermined destiny as parents we can radically alter the trajectory of our childrens' lives & as a society we could largely eradicate criminality & poverty Not in Your Genes will not only change the way you think about yourself & the people around you but give you the fuel to change your personality & your life for the better