Behave
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Robert M. Sapolsky
New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year“It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” —David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal"It has my vote for science book of the year.” —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times"Immensely readable, often hilarious...Hands-down one of the best books I’ve read in years. I loved it." —Dina Temple-Raston, The Washington PostFrom the bestselling author of A Primate's Memoir and the forthcoming Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will comes a landmark, genre-defining examination of human behavior and an answer to the question: Why do we do the things we do?Behave is one of the most dazzling tours d’horizon of the science of human behavior ever attempted. Moving across a range of disciplines, Sapolsky—a neuroscientist and primatologist—uncovers the hidden story of our actions. Undertaking some of our thorniest questions relating to tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition, and war and peace, Behave is a towering achievement—a majestic synthesis of cutting-edge research and a heroic exploration of why we ultimately do the things we do . . . for good and for ill.
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Author
Robert M. Sapolsky
Pages
800
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2017-05-02
ISBN
0735222789 9780735222786
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This book is tailor designed to someone like me who struggles to focus on small things without noticing and acknowledging connections (and thus sometimes spinning out of control and very far from the initial point; this author is much more disciplined than me). Great reading for anyone curious about how our brains and selves develop into what they/we are. Are there hard answers and a clear flow chart? Not really! Nothing exists in a vacuum and is subject to influence from any number of factors. There are some references to very small and unreplicated studies that could make this seem less legit, but given that this book does not claim to be an authority on absolutes these studies felt less like fact and more like curiosities explored as anecdotes. "
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"Very comprehensive. This is a tome but that's because it needs to be, to encapsulate how humans operate is not a trivial feat and the author does a fantastic job pursuing this somewhat unachievable undertaking. The book examines humans all the way down from their nervous systems, their genes and environments, and all the way up to their behavior and psychology. A must read for all humans."
Ranjan Lamichhane
"Book everyone should read "
Steven Wens
"This one is the best book on neurology and psychology"
Vishal Saraswat