Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind (Hardcover) by Mark Pagel

from johnverdon

An accessible account of the social foundation of the human species.

from DLMorrese

An interesting subject, and although I agree that our species is wired for culture, as the title says, I had issues with some of the particulars in this book and how they were stated. The thing that tended to bug me the most was the way some explanations were phrased. Now I'm sure the author does...

from lritchie1150

I never do this - but I actually emailed the author about what I found to be an off colour joke. Still a really good book but thought the editor should have provided more solid advice on matters of taste.

from the.ken.petersen

How to review this book....... Mark Pagel gives a very clear and concise overview of the current thinking in the field of evolution. I have always found that a considerable amount of this theory is logical and easy to accept and ninety plus per cent of Mr Pagel's explanation re-enforces this beli...

from mbmackay

I really struggled with this book. It deals with the evolutionary aspects of cooperation and language and related issues; the author is an expert in the field, and it is a subject in which I have a strong interest. But the problem was in the writing. The author just fails to present his topic in ...