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Mean Genes : From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts
Mean Genes From Sex to Money to Food Taming Our Primal Instincts
Author: Terry Burnham, Jay Phelan
"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being." (The Washington Post Book World) — "An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual." (The New Yorker) — Why do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In Mean Genes Terry Burnham and Jay Ph...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780142000076
ISBN-10: 0142000078
Publication Date: 9/1/2001
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This book was excellent. I loved how the authors connected our ancestors, their genetics, and their behaviors to today's society and how we act. An easy and enjoyable read.


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