Natural Selections: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution

ISBN-13:	9781934137055
Publisher:	Bellevue Literary Press
Publication date:	10/01/2007
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	810,380
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

“Barash . . . brilliantly integrat[es] science, literature, and pop culture into elegant and insightful commentaries on the most interesting and important questions of our time. A delightful read.”—Michael Shermer, author of The Science of Good and Evil“Entertaining and thought-provoking.”—Steven Pinker, author of The Blank SlateIf we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist? Incisive and engaging, this indispensable tour of evolutionary biology runs the gamut of contemporary debates, from science and religion to our place in the universe. David Barash is the author of The Myth of Monogamy and Madame Bovary’s Ovaries. He lives in Redmond, Washington.