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Behave

By: Robert M. Sapolsky
Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The audiobook edition of Behave by Robert Sapolsky, read by Michael Goldstrom.

The New York Times best seller.

Winner of the 2017 LA Times Book Prize.

Why do human beings behave as they do?

We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over the other?

Every act of human behaviour has multiple layers of causation, spiralling back seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, even centuries, right back to the dawn of time and the origins of our species.

In the epic sweep of history, how does our biology affect the arc of war and peace, justice and persecution? How have our brains evolved alongside our cultures?

This is the exhilarating story of human morality and the science underpinning the biggest question of all: what makes us human?

©2018 Robert M Sapolsky (P)2018 Penguin Audio Biological Sciences Evolution Evolution & Genetics History History & Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Mental Health Health Human Brain

Critic Reviews

"Awe-inspiring.... You will learn more about human nature than in any other book I can think of." (Henry Marsh)

"One of the best scientist-writers of our time." (Oliver Sacks)
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Highly interesting and well written, tackling complex concepts in an easy to understand way, but for me the narration is so irritating. Sapolsky is an incredible scientific communicator and has an engaging voice so I don’t understand why they got someone else to do the audiobook.

Amazing book, would be better if Saplosky Narrated

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If you are person falling on a science enthusiasts spectrum this a must read. Excellent!!

Excellent

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Delightful work! As always Dr Sapolsky put in his vast and deep understanding of the subject into the book.

Superb

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I loved the depth and structure of the information as well as the writers ability to keep what could be quite dry very detailed material relevant and entertaining.

Really interesting

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The perspective on human behaviour from a biological perspective is expertly described in terms readily understood by non-biologists, leading to some surprising and oddly humbling insights.

Revealing insight from a true luminary

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