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  • The Naked Ape

    A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal

    by Desmond Morris ...
    Here is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love, sleeping, socialising, grooming, playing.Zoologist Desmond Morris's classic takes its place alongside Darwin's Origin of the Species, presenting man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape, remarkable in his resilience, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Peoplewatching

    The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language

    by Desmond Morris ...
    Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings with their bodies and actions, often more powerfully than with their words. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Catwatching

    by Desmond Morris ...
    The personality of the cat is a fascinating mixture of affection, domesticity and active independence. You may think you know your cat as he purrs in your lap, but come across your pet in the street on a dark night and you might think that Bagpuss suffers from a dual personality.Every single feline pet carries an inheritance of amazing sensory capacities, vocal utterances, body language and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Dogwatching

    The Essential Guide to Dog Behaviour

    by Desmond Morris ...
    What is it about the canine personality which has singled this animal out from all the 4,236 species of non-human mammals to be man’s closest companion? Strangely enough, all dogs, from scruffy mongrels to haughty show champs, are members of the same species – that of the wolf. In Dogwatching, zoologist Desmond Morris gives answers to fascinating fundamental questions about our canine companions – ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Horsewatching

    by Desmond Morris ...
    How intelligent are horses? Why do they toss their heads and what makes them paw the ground?After spending more than twenty years studying the body language of the human species, Desmond Morris has turned his attention to the behavior of some of our closest animal companions. First he looked at dogs, then cats, and now horses. As Curator of Mammals at the London Zoo he was able to study closely ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Naked Woman

    by Desmond Morris ...
    The human female form is the brilliant end-point of millions of years of evolution, loaded with amazing adjustments and subtle refinements. It is the most remarkable organism on the planet. At different times and in different places, human societies have tried to improve on nature, modifying and embellishing the female form in a thousand different ways. In this new study, people-watcher Desmond ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Human Zoo

    by Desmond Morris ...
    This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Intimate Behaviour

    by Desmond Morris ...
    One of the best chronicles of human intimacy--from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass through on their way to the total sexual embrace. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Naked Man

    A study of the male body

    by Desmond Morris ...
    Following on from the international success of The Naked Woman, bestselling zoologist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the human male. The Naked Man is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, exploring how biological features have been modified, suppressed or exaggerated by customs and changes in social fashions.Packed full of scientific fact, engaging anecdote and thought-provoking ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Babywatching

    by Desmond Morris ...
    Desmond Morris combines his skills as a zoologist and manwatcher to take a close look at the most remarkable life-form ever to draw breath on this planet - the human baby. In a revealing portrait of life from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions that parents ask: How important is a mother to her baby? How well can babies hear, smell and taste? Why do babies cry? And what ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Monkey

    by Desmond Morris ...
    Series Book 56 - Animal
    The monkey has remarkable intelligence and adaptibility and has enjoyed a close relationship over millennia with human societies. Monkey deities feature prominently in the ancient religions of India, China, Egypt and Central America. Among peoples of tropical Africa, monkey masks and images are still in use in various ceremonies, dances and rituals. Monkeys are present in the human arts of carving ... Read more

    $22.09 CAD

  • Leopard

    by Desmond Morris ...
    Series Book 63 - Animal
    The leopard is the ultimate cat. It makes the lion and the tiger appear overblown and all the other members of the cat family look puny. Whereas lions hunt in the open and then share their kill, the leopard is solitary, stealthy and selfish. This cat ambushes its prey and then carries it high into a tree where it can dine alone. The leopard has commanded respect and awe in mankind for centuries, ... Read more

    $22.09 CAD