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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Harper Perennial Catalog: Book Release date: 2003-04-29 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 416 Ean: 9780060556570 Book Isbn: 0060556579  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. The Red Queen answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture -- including why men propose marriage, the method behind our maddening notions of beauty, and the disquieting fact that a woman is more likely to conceive a child by an adulterous lover than by her husband. Brilliantly written, The Red Queen offers an extraordinary new way of interpreting the human condition and how it has evolved. |
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 Written on February 8, 2008 Summary: A fascinating analysis! This book is a fascinating analysis of research regarding human evolution. It puts together different theories of how we became the way we are, and reports both the supporting and rejecting evidence for each theory. Additionally, it is well-written and highly engaging.  Written on October 15, 2007 Summary: The Red Queen The book has some interesting ideas, but could probably be summarized in about half the number of pages. Written on March 27, 2007 Summary: Great Book I can't add very much to the excellent reviews already posted. I'll just say quickly that I enjoyed very much the fresh insight into mating practices among the "lower animals" and among humans. I've read a lot about evolution and biology and so forth, and still found much new material here. I really enjoyed learning about how scientists finally discovered the rampant adultery among birds and how incredible they are at hiding it. Several reviewers warn about having to "make it through" the first part, and I certainly understand that if your primary interest is in the evolutionary origins of human sexuality. However, I really enjoyed the first part as well, because it provides a broad understanding of sex in evolution and give lots of fun examples about different behaviors and adaptations. Although I didn't give the book 5 stars (I reserve that for the best of the best), it showed me that Mr. Ridley is a great writer and I'll check out his other books (I think I'll start with Genome). Written on January 30, 2007 Summary: Worth slogging through Part 1 to get to Part 2 Some of the ideas expressed in The Red Queen are brilliant, and their applicability to the nature of human sexuality are quite interesting. However, Ridley's very methodical approach to categorizing and cataloging the varieties during the first 120-150 pages can be painfully slow. Once Part II kicked in, I was glad I persevered. After the first part apparently sets the stage for some descriptions related to human beings, I found myself unable to put the book down during second half. No need to add on to what has been written by others, but if I had to do it again, I definitely would have skimmed Part 1. Still worth the effort and quite a conversation piece. In the month since I finished, I find I bring it up in casual conversation regularly, and even during the course of book club conversations about male and female perspectives to similar actions, perceptions, or mating rituals. Definitely recommended! Written on December 14, 2006 Summary: So interesting... I remember flying on an airplane 6 years ago and having the stranger sitting next to me highly recommend this book. It ended up taking me three years before I finally obtained a copy! This book is phenomenal. Starting from the first organisms on the planet and building up to modern day human beings, this book gives a detailed account of evolution and covers numerous theories, supported in great detail, as to how humans are they way we are. The only reason this book gets 4 stars from me is because it is written in text book language and it can be hard to follow at some points. But stick with it - the end of the book is where most of the interesting points emerge. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2003-04-29 | 2006-05-25 | 2006-01-02 | 2003-10-07 | 1996-02-19 | 2006-12-26 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 416 | 384 | 400 | 467 | 352 | 336 |
| Ean | 9780060556570 | 9780199291151 | 9781560258483 | 9780142001196 | 9780688146191 | 9780061241895 |
| Book Isbn | 0060556579 | 0199291152 | 1560258489 | 0142001198 | 0688146198 | 006124189X |
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