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2009 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: St Martins Pr Following on the international success of The Naked Woman, Desmond Morris investigates another intriguing evolutionary success story. The Naked Man is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, examining biological features of the male anatomy in illuminating detail and describing the many ways in which these features have been modified, suppressed, or exagerated by local customs and changes in social fashions. This is the natural history of man, viewing him as a fascinating specimen of a far-from-rare, but nevertheless endangered species. The Naked Man is written from a zoologist's perspective and packed full of scientific fact, engaging anecdote and thoughtprovoking conclusions, including a controversial chapter examining male sexuality. It is an altogether intriguing read. € 20,70
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![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Castelvecchi Simbolo di saggezza ma anche annunciatrici di sventura, le civette sono protagoniste di un mistero vecchio come il mondo e grande come i cinque continenti. Uccelli dalla faccia tonda e dai grandi occhi puntati verso l'ignoto, sembrano poter dominare il mistero della conoscenza meglio degli stessi uomini che, ovunque, le hanno elette a simulacro del sapere. Allo stesso tempo, però, in virtù delle abitudini furtive e crepuscolari, le civette e gli altri rapaci notturni sono trasformati spesso in icone di paura e malvagità. In questo libro, capolavoro di sapienza etologica e di scrittura narrativa, Desmond Morris affronta il mito della civetta nella cultura umana dall'antica Babilonia fino ad Harry Potter - confrontando i risultati dell'osservazione scientifica con le leggende e i racconti custoditi dalle tradizioni popolari. I risultati, come sempre accade con i libri di Morris, sono sorprendenti. E, ancora una volta, quella sottile linea che separa il regno degli uomini da quello degli animali appare come tutt'altro che scontata. € 16,00
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2008 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub One of the world's leading experts on animal behavior presents an authoritative guide to the origins and characteristics of every recognized breed of dog, from the Affenpinscher to the Zanzibar Greyhound. In addition, a fascinating look at the conflicting theories of canine behavior sheds new light on some old beliefs. From household pets to wild dogs, hunting hounds to sheep-herders, cattle-herders, even fish-herders, this comprehensive survey provides the history, qualities, and characteristics of each breed. Expert, meticulously researched information combines with superb illustrations to make this an unparalleled resource for dog lovers. € 27,70
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2007 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Griffin Internationally bestselling author and world-famous human behaviorist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour of the female body from head to toe. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of various physiological traits, Morris's study explores the various forms of enhancement and constraint that human societies have developed in the quest for the perfect female form. This is very much vintage Desmond Morris, delivered in his trademark voice: direct, clear, focused, and communicating what is often complex detail in simple language. In THE NAKED WOMAN, Desmond builds on his unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal while tackling one of his most fascinating and challenging subjects to date. € 21,30
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2006 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Mondadori 'Ci piacerebbe credere di essere angeli caduti dal cielo, ma in realtà siamo scimmie in posizione eretta.' La cosa vale anche per le donne, ovviamente. E così, dopo 'La scimmia nuda', pubblicato negli anni Settanta, tocca alla femmina umana farsi 'spogliare' dall'etologo Desmond Morris. Lo studioso spiega la funzione - dal punto di vista evoluzionistico - dei vari tratti fisiologici, e racconta come le diverse culture e società hanno nel tempo esaltato o represso il corpo della donna. Il libro è suddiviso in ventitré capitoli, che affrontano il tema letteralmente 'dalla testa ai piedi'. € 10,50
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![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Mondadori Desmond Morris, lo studioso che per primo ha applicato le teorie e le tecniche di osservazione dell'etologia all'uomo, rivolge, in questo saggio, la sua attenzione al bambino e alla sua crescita e educazione. € 9,50
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2005 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Mondadori Gli animali selvaggi, nel loro ambiente naturale, non soffrono delle nevrosi e delle malattie tipiche dell'uomo moderno; ma quando sono in cattività, il loro comportamento si avvicina terribilmente al nostro. Ecco dunque che le nostre metropoli, più che 'giungle di cemento', come spesso vengono chiamate, si configurano come un vero e proprio 'zoo umano' in cui noi viviamo come animali prigionieri. Partendo da queste considerazioni, Morris analizza in queste pagine il comportamento, il senso e la finalità della vita associata di quelle strane 'scimmie vestite' che siamo noi, capaci di scatenare un implacabile progresso sociale e tecnologico insieme ai nostri più potenti istinti creativi e a quelli più pericolosamente autodistruttivi. € 10,00
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2004 |
![]() ![]() Author: Desmond Morris Publisher: Vintage € 14,50
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2002 |
![]() ![]() Author: Desmond Morris Publisher: VINTAGE A revised and updated edition of }Manwatching{, containing new material which incorporates the text of }Bodywatching{. 2 x 16pp plate sections. € 21,70
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![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Mondadori Durante la sua carriera di divulgatore scientifico, Desmond Morris ha incontrato popoli di circa settanta paesi dispersi in ogni angolo del mondo. In questo libro, raccontando le bizzarrie che gli sono capitate, offre al lettore un viaggio nella geografia dell'umanità, mostrando usi, costumi e comportamenti in una nuova prospettiva. € 10,50
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2000 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Mondadori € 11,00
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1999 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Delta Examines sex, child rearing, fighing, feeding habits, and exploration of man in an attempt to establish bonds with the animal kingdom € 15,20
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1997 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc Twenty-five years after it first caused a splash in the scientific and literary worlds, Intimate Behavior is still one of the best chronicles of human intimacy. With a masterful and entertaining eye, Desmond Morris, bestselling author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo, analyzes the roots of human intimacy, from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass through on their way to the total sexual embrace. Morris contends that the months just before and after birth are when the seeds of intimacy are planted and are critical to development. From the loving attention of the mother, the child learns and responds with intimate gestures of his or her own. He argues that human adults follow certain patterns of intimate behaviour that are based on these infant experiences for their entire lives. In addition to sexual intimacy, Morris discussed social intimacy, intimacy substitutes, object intimacy, and self-intimacy. Complete with a new preface by the author, Intimate Behavior is a provocative view of humans need to touch and to be touched, to love and to be loved. At a crucial moment, a gentle embrace can still do more good than a thousand earnest discussions. Despite all our social and technological advances, the primeval body language of love still remains the most potent force we have for the expression of feelings of comfort and caring. Desmond Morris, from his new Preface € 12,80
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1996 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Kodansha USA Inc How does city life change the way we act? What accounts for the increasing prevalence of violence and anxiety in our world? In this new edition of his controversial 1969 bestseller, The Human Zoo, renowned zoologist Desmond Morris argues that many of the social instabilities we face are largely a product of the artificial, impersonal confines of our urban surroundings. Indeed, our behavior often startlingly resembles that of captive animals, and our developed and urbane environment seems not so much a concrete jungle as it does a human zoo. Animals do not normally exhibit stress, random violence, and erratic behavioruntil they are confined. Similarly, the human propensity toward antisocial and sociopathic behavior is intensified in todays cities. Morris argues that we are biologically still tribal and ill-equipped to thrive in the impersonal urban sprawl. As important and meaningful today as it was a quarter-century ago, The Human Zoo sounds an urgent warning and provides startling insight into our increasingly complex lives. € 13,40
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1994 |
![]() ![]() Author: Desmond Morris Publisher: Vintage € 16,00
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![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Mondadori € 14,46
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1986 |
![]() ![]() Author: Morris Desmond Publisher: Mondadori € 10,50
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