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The Human Zoo

Author: Desmond Morris
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 483197

Media: Hardcover

ISBN: 0070431760
Dewey Decimal Number: 156
EAN: 9780070431768
ASIN: 0070431760

Publication Date: June 1969
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Fanstastic June 15, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

I bought this book because of my interest in the relations between humans and primates, to use in my undergraduate dissertation. Its easy to understand, and allows people to easily relate Morris's work to what they are doing. This book was a fantastic read, i was unable to put it down and at the end was left wanting more. This book can be read by anyone, and i particulary enjoyed reading some of the facinating facts to my family and friends.

5 out of 5 stars

Morris is cool again! December 8, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

If any of you kids out there hadnt noticed, in the network premier of 'Bring it on' an american cheerleading film, the token intelligent/quirky guy is reading 'The Naked Ape' by Desmond Morris, and for those of you who have read that book, i heartily recommned this one. A continuation if you will, of many themes in his flagship book, it makes you question things you hadnt even noticed and you will undoubtably have several moments of 'of course, why didnt i think of that?'. Elaine Morgan is also a good read (Aquatic Ape Hypothesis) I read both while doing my psychology degree, and while they are written to be accessaable to everyone, they still have many good ideas, and written better, i might add, than many technical books which often have confusing jargon for the most simple of things.

5 out of 5 stars

Brilliantly entertaining insight October 4, 2000
18 out of 19 found this review helpful

This book is vital for anyone who's ever wondered about modern man and our absurd behaviour. It is NOT a science book so don't be frightened of it - it's an often hilarious description of how we got ourselves into this awful mess (living in big cities, having wars and so on) with some really insightful and authoritative thinking thrown in. Unless you're an extreme creationist or an axe-grinding geneticist, you will love this book, whoever you are.

5 out of 5 stars

A fascinating book, I recommend it for everyone May 7, 2000
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

Excellently well written, this book gives us a picture of what we are doing here on Earth, and how we are connected to and we have evolved from the animal world. No matter whether you will agree with the author or not, this book is a must to read.

3 out of 5 stars

A neglected but thought provoking and revealing book of life February 1, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

An excellent comparison of our lives and those of other 'animals' living in zoos. The author grasps the problem by the neck, evolved to be a hunter-gatherer we are trapped in a 'zoo' compared to our natural habitat and behaviour. How we have reacted to this strange environment is both amusing and alarming. Buy it, read it, look around and understand !