Desmond Morris Libri

Un libro provocatorio che ha conosciuto nel mondo un immenso successo e che non smette di far discutere e sorridere. «Originale, provocatorio e divertente in modo geniale. È il tipo di libro che cambia la vita delle persone» – Sunday Times «Una visione dell'uomo sorprendente» – Choice Magazine Desmond Morris, zoologo famoso per avere studiato a lungo le scimmie, in questo libro divertente, sconvolgente e al tempo stesso rigorosamente scientifico, si è occupato di uno degli animali più complessi e interessanti: l'uomo. Lo ha studiato in quanto scimmia e cioè come l'unico, tra le centonovantatré specie di scimmie, a essere sprovvisto di peli. Nudo, appunto. Per quanto cerchi di ignorare l'eredità del passato, l'uomo rimane essenzialmente un primate, una scimmia in crisi, che segue nella vita sessuale e sociale i modelli di comportamento fissati dai suoi antenati scimmioni cacciatori. Così attraverso l'indagine delle abitudini alimentari, sessuali, o delle relazioni con i propri simili, Morris ci restituisce un ritratto che fa riflettere e pensare. Con una nuova "Prefazione" dell'autore per questa edizione speciale a cinquanta anni dalla prima.

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.

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.

Life histories of the Surrealists, known and unknown, by one of the last surviving members of the movement—artist and best-selling 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 First World War. In Lives of the Surrealists, 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-five 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.