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by Robert M. Sapolsky (Author)

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage (5 Oct 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0099474557
ISBN-13: 978-0099474555
Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Described by Oliver Sacks as 'one of the best scientist-writers of our time', Robert M. Sapolsky here presents the human animal in all its quirkiness and diversity. In these remarkable essays, Sapolsky once again deploys his compassion and insights into the human condition to tell us who, why and how we are. "Monkeyluv" touches on themes such as sexuality, aggression, love, parenting, religion, ageing, and mental illness. He ponders such topics as our need to seek out beauty; why our preferences in food become fixed; why we are sexually attracted to one another; why Alzheimer's disease tends to be a post-menopausal phenomenon; and why grandmothers buying groceries for their grandchildren are part of nature's Darwinian logic.

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Robert M. Sapolsky holds degrees from Harvard and Rockefeller Universities and is currently a Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University and a Research Associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He is the author of The Trouble with Testosterone, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (both finalists for the LA Times Book Award), and A Primate's Memoir (also published by Cape). A regular contributor to Natural History, Discover, Men's Health, and Scientific American, and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, Sapolsky lives in San Francisco.

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5.0 out of 5 stars UNPUTDOWNABLE!, 26 Nov 2006

By	Louise ROONEY "loulawton" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Everything that is discussed in this book in Sapolskys inimitable style makes you think 'Durr, of course!' as if we missed something so blatently obvious. He has a unique way of writing based on his clear passion for his subject matter, tinged with a little well-placed sarcasm. The battle between males and females throughout the species is fascinating and makes alot of sense. And overall it keeps us homo sapiens neatly in our place as the animal organisms that we are. I have been completely hooked since picking it up and can't wait to read more.
Don't miss it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Sapolsky, will you marry me?, 26 Jun 2009

By	Livia "Dog Botherer" (Midlands UK) - See all my reviews

Yes, I admit it, I am a Sapolsky groupie. It started with 'A Primate's Memoir', continued with 'Money Luv' and is currently being stoked by 'Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers'.

I love his style - which makes technical, abstruse scienty stuff accessible to the likes of me - and his passion both for his subject and humanity. He also seasons his writing with good jokes and wry comments that takes it beyond good to delectable. (I did warn you I was a groupie.)

Among other things 'Monkey Luv' examines the role of genetics and other factors on social behaviour. Sapolsky researches his topics rigorously and comes to some surprising and thought-provoking conclusions. Better still, he relates all this to real life, his and yours so you see how good and, more disturbingly, bad research - can influence your life in ways you never considered. This is all delivered in essays that are highly readable without being patronising to the non-scientist.

Way to go Robert! Now, to get back to my original question...

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