The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature Contributor(s): Ridley, Matt (Author) |
|||
ISBN: 0060556579 ISBN-13: 9780060556570 Publisher: Harper Perennial
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2003 Annotation: Citing the Red Queen from "Through the Looking Glass, " who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators, and answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | History |
Dewey: 599.938 |
LCCN: 2003043356 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.32" W x 8.01" L (0.67 lbs) 416 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. The Red Queen answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture -- including why men propose marriage, the method behind our maddening notions of beauty, and the disquieting fact that a woman is more likely to conceive a child by an adulterous lover than by her husband. Brilliantly written, The Red Queen offers an extraordinary new way of interpreting the human condition and how it has evolved. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ridley, Matt: - Matt Ridley is the award-winning, bestselling author of several books, including The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves; Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters; and The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature. His books have sold more than one million copies in thirty languages worldwide. He writes regularly for The Times (London) and The Wall Street Journal, and is a member of the House of Lords. He lives in England. |
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review |
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |