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A dazzling science tour of why we act

If you love big, brainy nonfiction that still feels lively and human, this is the kind of book people rave about for years. Sapolsky pulls together neuroscience, psychology, evolution, and society to show how a single moment of behavior is shaped long before it happens. It’s especially rewarding if you like books that make you rethink morality, violence, empathy, and free will without ever feeling dry.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & Technology (2017)
  • Wellcome Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
  • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Nominee for Shortlist (2018)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2017)
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

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ISBN: 9780143110910
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2018-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Sociology, Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 4.37
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New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year. “It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” — David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal "It has my vote for science book of the year.” — Parul Sehgal, The New York Times "Immensely readable, often hilarious... Hands-down one of the best books I’ve read in years. I loved it." — Dina Temple-Raston, The Washington Post From the bestselling author of A Primate's Memoir, Behave is a landmark examination of human behavior by neuroscientist and primatologist Robert M. Sapolsky. Moving across disciplines, it explores why we act the way we do—and why we sometimes act for good and ill—covering topics from tribalism and xenophobia to hierarchy, competition, and war. A sweeping, accessible synthesis of cutting-edge research, Behave illuminates the biology behind our actions and decisions, offering a thoughtful and provocative account of what drives human behavior.
 

A dazzling science tour of why we act

If you love big, brainy nonfiction that still feels lively and human, this is the kind of book people rave about for years. Sapolsky pulls together neuroscience, psychology, evolution, and society to show how a single moment of behavior is shaped long before it happens. It’s especially rewarding if you like books that make you rethink morality, violence, empathy, and free will without ever feeling dry.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & Technology (2017)
  • Wellcome Book Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
  • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Nominee for Shortlist (2018)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.