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Baboons: Survivors of the African Continentby Louise BarrettISBN 0789471523 (0-7894-7152-3)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Cousins: Our Primate Relativesby R. I. M. Dunbar, Louise BarrettISBN 0563551151 (0-563-55115-1)
Hardcover, BBC Worldwide
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cousins : Our Primate Relatives'Book summary:The extraordinary group of animals that demonstrate inquiring minds, sociable natures, superb agility, and manipulative ability -- the primates -- are the subject of this absorbing book. As human we consider ourselves the most remarkable creatures on earth, and yet the peculiar characteristics of the primates fascinate us and remind us of ourselves. Cousins covers every aspect of the world of primates, including the latest scientific theories about their behavior and evolution. The first chapter takes the reader into the world of primates and their evolution from the time of the dinosaurs onward, while the three subsequent chapters each describe in detail a distinct primate group -- prosimians, monkeys, and apes. The chapters are divided into sections that explore, using words and pictures, crucial questions about how these animals behave -- and why. In addition, pages dedicated to detailed information on particular species allow the reader to get to know these intriguing animals individually. Throughout the book, information is split into easily digestible chunks, creating a visually appealing yet mentally satisfying read and making this a great book for the whole family to enjoy. [via]
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Evolutionary Psychology: A Beginner's Guide Human Behaviour, Evolution and the Mindby Robin Dunbar, John Lycett, Louise BarrettISBN 1851683569 (1-85168-356-9)
Softcover, Oneworld Pubns Ltd
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Human Evolutionary Psychologyby Louise BarrettISBN 0333725573 (0-333-72557-3)
Hardcover, Pan Macmillan
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Human Evolutionary Psychologyby Robin Dunbar, John Lycett, Louise BarrettISBN 0691096228 (0-691-09622-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychologyby Robin Dunbar, Louise BarrettISBN 0198568304 (0-19-856830-4)
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Walking with Cavemenby John Lynch, Louise BarrettISBN 0755311779 (0-7553-1177-9)
Hardcover, Headline
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walking with Cavemen'Book summary:For all couchbound ramblers Walking with Cavemen will be another very welcome addition to the collection of BBC natural history spin-offs and will presumably complete the set that began with Walking with Dinosaurs.
Walking with Cavemen selects eight of our 20 or so extinct human relatives beginning with Australopithecus afarensis--small, upright, walking ape-like relatives who lived around 3.5 million years ago--and dramatises their various lifestyles. To be picky these were not cavemen but some of the earliest human relatives to move out of the protection of the trees into the more dangerous grasslands. However, there is no other simple catchall name for these ancestors--Walking with Hominids might not have quite the same public appeal. Nevertheless, this fascinating story of our ancestry is supported by numerous features explaining various aspects of the science behind the reconstructions. This is very necessary, for as with the dinosaur and extinct mammal stories, so much modelling and conjecture is sometimes based on fairly skimpy information. But this is pretty well state-of-the-art reconstruction and does an excellent job of bringing this otherwise somewhat neglected aspect of our deep past to light. Apart from the Neanderthals or perhaps Lucy, how many other extinct human relatives can you name? It is a pity the science is not supported by any further reading list or even appropriate Web site pointers.
Louise Barrett is an academic biological anthropologist at Liverpool University who specialises in ape behaviour. She has also authored some other very successful books of this kind such as Cousins, so we get not only an authoritative text but also a very readable one. John Lynch is a well-known producer of BBC TV science films and wrote the recent Wild Weather book. We have come to expect splendid illustrations and computer graphics from the TV programmes and their accompanying books and we get them here. In the richly illustrated Walking with Cavemen the still photos are mostly of human computers dressed to kill in amazing body suits and full facial prosthetics that must have been sheer hell to work in. Many of the images are really outstanding but in some the modelling looks less convincing. There are still some images that blend computer graphics of the odd mammoth and giant deer and there are plenty of naked bodies to satisfy naturists as well as naturalists. Reading Walking with Cavemen in the safety of your own home is certainly the most comfortable way to relive the trials and tribulations of our ancestors' lives. Imagine being spied upon by Robert Winston all the time. -- Douglas Palmer [via]
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