Behavior
Newly added to the Book list
Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
Gary Marcus; ISBN: 9780618879649 - Pages: 211; Publisher: Houghton Mifflin - Copyright © 2008; Condition: Hardback, inscribed on first page, some underlining and marginal notes in first and last chapters but remainder clean and in excellent condition. Price: $4.00 + $3 S/H
"In this lucid and revealing book, the author argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ, but rather a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind-think duct tape." — from the dust jacket
The Sexual Matrix:
Boy Meets Girl on the Evolutionary Scale
Sam Kash Kachigan; ISBN: 0942154770 - Pages: 171; Publisher: Radius Press - © 1990; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, inside cover stamped "Review Copy," otherwise as-new condition. Price: $6.00 + $4 S/H
"This book will appeal to anyone interested in the behavioral differences between males and females; especially with respect to their mating dynamics in an evolutionary perspective, and the consequent implications for alternative population characteristics." — from the introduction
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Edward O. Wilson; ISBN: 0674816218 - Pages: 697; Publisher: Harvard University Press - © 1971; Condition: Hardback, dust jacket has creases and tears, inscription on first page, page edges curled due to uneven storage, otherwise excellent condition, clean and unmarked. Price: $12.00 + $6 S/H
In this book, "Wilson sets forth the general biological principles that govern social behavior and social organization in all kinds of animals. He puts the facts of social evolution into the firm context of modern biological theory, provides a wealth of information about animal societies, and offers a new way to understand them." — from the dust jacket