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“A hugely enjoyable book written with authority, easy charm and a great deal of wit. . . . This is science communication as it should be done: authoritative but never dull, engaging but never dumbed down. . . . [A] beautiful book.”—Times Higher Education
“Delightful and enlightening.”—Natural History
“Ryan charms readers with his account of attraction in the animal kingdom, including humans.”—Scientific American
“How Darwin would have loved a book such as this.”—BBC Wildlife
“Ryan offers much to enjoy in his provocative book.”—Publishers Weekly
“Replete with entertaining stories of the sexual marketplace that we and the rest of the animal world inhabit."—Kirkus Reviews

A Taste for the Beautiful

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A Paperback / softback by Michael J. Ryan

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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 25/06/2019
    ISBN13: 9780691191393, 978-0691191393
    ISBN10: 0691191395
    Also in:
    Biodiversity / Ecosystems Neurosciences Popular science

    Description

    Book Synopsis


    Trade Review
    “A hugely enjoyable book written with authority, easy charm and a great deal of wit. . . . This is science communication as it should be done: authoritative but never dull, engaging but never dumbed down. . . . [A] beautiful book.”—Times Higher Education
    “Delightful and enlightening.”—Natural History
    “Ryan charms readers with his account of attraction in the animal kingdom, including humans.”—Scientific American
    “How Darwin would have loved a book such as this.”—BBC Wildlife
    “Ryan offers much to enjoy in his provocative book.”—Publishers Weekly
    “Replete with entertaining stories of the sexual marketplace that we and the rest of the animal world inhabit."—Kirkus Reviews

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