The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
 | By Matt Ridley Harper Perennial, 2003, Paperback Customer Rating: 67 reviews Recommend |
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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.
Title: The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Sales Rank: 7199 in Books
Author: Matt Ridley
Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2003-05-01, Paperback, 416 pages, ISBN: 0060556579
Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1 inches, 0.7 pounds
- The Red Queen
- "The Red Queen" by Matt Ridley. A review by Ralph Hermansen.
I would buy Matt Ridley's next book without hesitation, no matter what the topic. He is one of the few authors who thoroughly researches his subject and understands the science underlying it. He then delivers the information to you in an interesting way. You certainly get your money's worth… More reviews
- Superb Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- This book gives us a glimpse of our true nature. It explains us many urges that we have and destroys many myths that we have. Matt Ridley have made a significant contribution toward mankind. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!! More reviews
- Picking up where The Selfish Gene left off....
- With a casual disregard for political correctness, the post-feminist generation is reintroduced to basic human nature. What for millenia was taken for granted as so fundamental that it needed no explanation, became the height of impropriety to mention in polite company. In fact, it's been a bizarre inversion of reality that's taken hold as the popular opinion in society. Because it's soft and cuddly and… More reviews
- The content is good but the quality of the book not
- The quality of this book I think is very good, the way in which the history is related and the content of the book are very good. The subject is developed very well and the way in which we learn the importance of the sex in the combat with parasites and virus is amazing. In general, the content of the book is very good and… More reviews
- A fascinating analysis!
- This book is a fascinating analysis of research regarding human evolution. It puts together different theories of how we became the way we are, and reports both the supporting and rejecting evidence for each theory. Additionally, it is well-written and highly engaging.… More reviews
