false 33297 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 33297 19 1374011 1967 The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal total:583|5:170|4:215|3:149|2:38|1:11| 583 2244 877 88 18708 3.86 1205 164 21682913 974210 1461127 0070431744 9780070431744 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214471825m/1461127.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214471825s/1461127.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1461127.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.83 12
Introduction
Origins
Sex
Rearing
Exploration
Fighting
Feeding
Comfort
Animals
Appendix: Literature
Bibliography
]]> 1967 4 6 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1967 Mon May 05 23:17:12 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 21:23:28 -0700 2008
Fifteen and never been kissed. Well, that is not quite ...more...]]> 38201976 967127 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.87 526 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 2 4 false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 00:11:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 19:35:58 -0800 2008 There, that's the thesis-- perfectly sound and very interesting.
The book falls apart in the details though-- ...more...]]> 8586146 4825 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 3 1 false Fri Nov 02 17:24:27 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 17:30:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 15116345 892816 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 2 3 false Sun Feb 10 22:17:43 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 22:20:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 72529248 2658311 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 2 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972 Fri Sep 25 23:44:10 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 23:56:23 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 72765394 1905506 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 3 0 false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 08:27:16 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 11:10:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49963863 51933 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 2 0 false Sat Mar 21 10:43:47 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:55:54 -0700 2009
It's aged badly. The author comes across as pretty full of himself -- he thinks his way of analyzing human behavior (from a zoological p...more...]]> 29109030 895830 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 1 1 false Sun Aug 03 02:17:51 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 02:17:51 -0700 2008
This book was so entirely awful that I thought less of the person who recommended it to me.

]]> 74640794 2435459 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 4 0 false Thu Oct 15 12:26:10 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 12:32:09 -0700 2009
The premise is this: If you took the skin of one of each species of primate and examined them closely, there’s one that would stick out – the human. We’re n...more...]]> 71262042 1108123 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976 Tue Sep 15 01:27:16 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 21:59:33 -0700 2009
I suppose all reviews of this book must open up with the fact that it is dated - considerably. Many of the speculations and theories put forward in the text have since fallen out of favor or been outright dismissed. But as with all science books from an older era, t...more...]]> 34826707 1603118 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 1 0 false Wed Oct 08 12:06:14 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 12:06:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21263164 180947 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 3 1 false Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 12:40:42 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 12:54:41 -0700 2008
Attempting to explain everything we do by comparing us to our nearest relatives in the animal kingdom is like I said int...more...]]> 16305875 674450 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 4 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 25 06:00:40 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 15:31:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 38485322 101280 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 3 0 false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 17:07:01 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 09:57:47 -0800 2008
After sex, the ...more...]]> 54623447 2269737 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Fri May 01 14:24:41 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 14:30:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 35872754 821374 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 1 0 false Tue Oct 21 13:11:47 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 13:11:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 73301082 2116790 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 3 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 08:51:41 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 09:21:27 -0700 2009 2-3 His analysis is fascinating, although in a few categories I think his theories are somewhat stre...more...]]> 71499006 1257138 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 1 0 false Wed Sep 16 20:29:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 20:35:38 -0700 2009
His observations are skewed by personal prejudices. ]]> 81989321 2935655 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 4 0 false Thu Dec 24 22:51:12 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 24 22:54:03 -0800 2009 10978622 316496 33297 0385334303 9780385334303 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889m/33297.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168421889s/33297.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33297.The_Naked_Ape_A_Zoologist_s_Study_of_the_Human_Animal 3.85 583 Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's.  "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical."]]> 1967 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 19:49:38 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 19:59:03 -0800 2007 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=33297