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Monkeyluv
And Other Essays On Our Lives As Animals
by Robert M. Sapolsky
ISBN: 0743260155
ISBN-13: 9780743260152
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In this collection of essays, all previously published in magazines such as the New Yorker and Discover, neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explores the complex influence of genes, environment, the body, and society upon the individual personality. To put forward his points, he uses a variety of compelling examples from human, primate, and other vertebrate behavior, including the mating choices of female baboons; why a quarrel continues even when one party accepts the other's apology; and the underpinnings of the bizarre and chilling disorder Munchausen's by Proxy, in which a mother deliberately makes her child ill in order to gain sympathy from medical professionals.
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"[W]ry, witty prose....Each essay brings its own unexpected delight, brief enough that you can dip a toe in, yet insightful enough to encourage you to pursue the topic further...." (starred review)
-- Publishers Weekly
"Ever entertaining, Sapolsky is always happy to explore such questions as at what age the window of receptivity shouts for, say, new music or a tongue stud or a genital ring. It isn't a radical notion that the nature-nurture debate ought to be tossed, but Sapolsky...has added another round to the cause of its demise." (starred review)
-- Kirkus
"In most cases, Sapolsky chases after answers to...[behavioral] puzzles with jovial abandon. But his very best essays have a more sober tone." -- James Shreeve
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Scribner
Published date: 2005
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.8 pounds
Pages: 209
Publisher's Notes
A collection of original essays by a leading neurobiologist and primatologist shares the author's insights into behavioral biology, in a volume that focuses on three primary topics, including the physiology of genes, the human body, and the factors that shape human social interaction. By the author of A Primate's Memoir.
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Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Robert M. Sapolsky
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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Scribner. Very Good/Very Good. 2005. Hard Cover. 8vo 0743260155 very good clean copy in very goor dust jacket NO marks, Topics Anthropology; Essays; Fiction; General; Genetic psychology; Human biology; Literary Collections; Medical; Nature and nurture; Physiology; Social Science; Sociobiology . ( more information) Offered by Glaeve Art & Books (United States)
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Sapolsky, Robert M
New York, New York: Scribner, 2005. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. The human animal in all its fascinating quirks of nature is showcased in this thoughtful and entertaining essay collection from America's most beloved neurobiologist/primatologist. ISBN: 0-7432-6015-5. ( more information) Offered by Muses Books (United States)
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Sapolsky, Robert M
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scribner, 2005. "The human animal in all its fascinating quirks of nature is showcased in this thoughtful and entertaining essay collection from America's most beloved neurobiologist/primatologist. In these essays-updated for this volume-Robert M. Sapolsky once again applies his curiousity, compassion, and generous insight into the human condition to make a case for the science of behavioral biology that tells us who we are, why we are, and how we are." This book has 209 pages.. ISBN: 0-7432-6015-5. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Human Beings, Homo Sapiens, Homo Erectus. ( more information) Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (United States)
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