Desmond Morris Livres

Non, déclare le zoologiste Desmond Morris, nous ne sommes pas une espèce nouvelle née du processus de l'évolution, nous sommes toujours des singes. Et il le démontre. Eliminant les sociétés primitives encore existantes comme étant des « ratés de l'évolution », il observe le singe nu moderne, arboricole, sorti des forêts et devenu carnivore, sous l'angle de la sexualité, de l'éducation, de la combativité et de la recherche du confort (où il assimile hardiment la quête des poux chez les primates aux menus propos mondains dans un effet scientifico-comique irrésistible). Pour élaborer cette thèse originale, il lui a suffi d'étudier le comportement humain dans la même optique que celui des animaux, et en utilisant le même vocabulaire. Le résultat est extraordinaire de précision scientifique, de logique... et d'humour. Quand on se regarde dans une glace, après avoir lu ce livre, on ne se voit plus de la même façon.Arthur Koestler.

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 Morris turns his skill and attention to the female form and takes the reader on a guided tour 'from head to toe'. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of biological features that all women share, Morris explores the enhancements and constraints that human societies have developed in the quest for control and perfection of the female form. Written from a zoologist's perspective and packed full of scientific fact, fascinating anecdote and thought-provoking conclusions, The Naked Woman builds on Desmond Morris's unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal.

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.

The wide-ranging coverage in this encylopaedia of cats encompasses entries on many kinds of domestic cat (from Abyssinian to Siamese), famous individual cats (from Felix to Macavity), and aspects of feline behaviour (from hunting to courtship). It also incorporates terminology, cat books and organizations, famous owners, authors and artists, and even people such as Julius Caesar and Napoleon, who hated cats.

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.

Babies are amazing, with incredible potential for growth and extraordinary powers of development. Desmond Morris's visually stunning and thought-provoking book sets out the astonishing facts to make you marvel at the complexity of the human body and a baby's ability to achieve so much in so little time.Covering learning and physical, emotional and social progress in the first two years as well as retrospective glimpses of life in the womb, Baby contains a wealth of fascinating information and captivating photographs. An engaging read and enchanting reference, Baby is the ideal gift or self-purchase for new parents, as well as anyone interested in how the human body works.

From the author of "The Naked Ape" and "The Human Zoo", this is an exploration of the animal kingdom, examining its dramas, challenges and extraordinary solutions to problems of survival. He describes animal behaviour ranging from lions in the Serengeti to hedgehogs in the back garden.

Exploring the journey of human intimacy, this book delves into the twelve stages individuals experience, starting from a simple handshake and culminating in a complete sexual embrace. It offers a profound examination of the connections we form and the complexities of relationships, making it a significant contribution to understanding human interactions.

A lively history of the Surrealists, both known and unknown, by one of the last surviving members of the movement—artist and bestselling author Desmond Morris. Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the World War I. In The Lives of the Surrealists, surrealist artist and celebrated writer Desmond Morris concentrates on the artists as people—as remarkable individuals. What were their personalities, their predilections, their character strengths and flaws? Unlike the impressionists or the cubists, the surrealists did not obey a fixed visual code, but rather the rules of surrealist philosophy: work from the unconscious, letting your darkest, most irrational thoughts well up and shape your art. An artist himself, and contemporary of the later surrealists, Morris illuminates the considerable variation in each artist’s approach to this technique. While some were out-and-out surrealists in all they did, others lived more orthodox lives and only became surrealists at the easel or in the studio. Focusing on the thirty-two artists most closely associated with the surrealist movement, Morris lends context to their life histories with narratives of their idiosyncrasies and their often complex love lives, alongside photos of the artists and their work.