500 pages and 112 chapters make this the ultimate bedside book. From the human foot, the distribution of hair and meat hunger of hunter-gatherers to the longevity of the female, human sacrifice, the origins of the yuppie (well it was first published in 1989...). Harris is especially good at differentiating between cultural and biological evolution to provide a dispassionate view of how we got here and where we might be going. A really enjoyable read.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 15 October 2002 ) |
