Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M. Sapolsky

“Behave is the best detective story ever written, and the most important. If you’ve ever wondered why someone did something—good or bad, vicious or generous—you need to read this book. If you think you already know why people behave as they do, you need to read this book. In other words, everybody needs to read it. It should be available on prescription (side effects: chronic laughter; highly addictive). They should put Behave in hotel rooms instead of the Bible: the world would be a much better, wiser place.” —Kate Fox, author of Watching the English