The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
Nov 2010 · Random House
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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR
Here is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love, sleeping, socialising, grooming, playing.
Zoologist Desmond Morris's classic takes its place alongside Darwin's Origin of the Species, presenting man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape, remarkable in his resilience, energy and imagination, yet an animal nonetheless, in danger of forgetting his origins. With its penetrating insights on man's beginnings, sex life, habits and our astonishing bonds to the animal kingdom, The Naked Ape is a landmark, at once provocative, compelling and timeless.
'Original, provocative and brilliantly entertaining. It's the sort of book that changes people's lives' Sunday Times
Here is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love, sleeping, socialising, grooming, playing.
Zoologist Desmond Morris's classic takes its place alongside Darwin's Origin of the Species, presenting man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape, remarkable in his resilience, energy and imagination, yet an animal nonetheless, in danger of forgetting his origins. With its penetrating insights on man's beginnings, sex life, habits and our astonishing bonds to the animal kingdom, The Naked Ape is a landmark, at once provocative, compelling and timeless.
'Original, provocative and brilliantly entertaining. It's the sort of book that changes people's lives' Sunday Times
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4.4
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Justin Robinson
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May 13, 2015
I discovered this in a novel by Joe Navarro, who recommended it as it describes non-verbal communicative behaviour and how it relates to other apes. The Naked Ape was an interesting but flawed treatise, and the concepts were well introduced but poorly developed. It was thought provoking and worth a single read, but I wouldn't recommend a purchase unless on sale (or purchased for free as I did with Telstra Prepaid credit).
Gavin Ayling
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August 14, 2013
On Google Play store than Kindle (or Amazon MP3) puts me off buying a Chromebook and having no choice.
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Lee Nicklen
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January 15, 2013
Desmond Morris is a true genius. His work and study has influenced those such as Richard Dawkins. A must read. Then make sure you read Human Zoo to discover or affirm why society is like it is today.
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About the author
Desmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the curator of mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which was to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. An accomplished artist, television presenter and film maker, Desmond Morris's works have been published in over thirty-six countries.
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