Natural Selections.(Brief article)(Book review)

Small Press Bookwatch | February 1, 2008 | Copyright

Natural Selections

David P. Barash

Bellevue Literary Press

NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, OBV 640, New York, NY 10016

9781934137055, $25.00 www.blpress.org

Professor of psychology and proponent of sociobiology David P. Barash presents Natural Selections, a matter-of-fact look at how human biology and evolution affect human behavior, and what this has to say about both practical and ethical dilemmas in today's world. Written in plain terms accessible to lay readers and an extra dollop of wit, Natural Selections ...

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