No life form has had a greater impact upon this planet than the human male. What is it that has made his legacy so utterly distinct from that of all other life forms, including even the human female? Following on from the international success of The Naked Woman, Desmond Morris investigates this intriguing evolutionary success story. The Naked Man is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, examining biological features of the male anatomy in illuminating detail & describing the many ways in which these features have been modified, suppressed, or exaggerated by local customs & changes in social fashions. This is a natural history of man, viewing him as a fascinating specimen of a far from rare, but nevertheless endangered species.

As with its companion title, The Naked Man is written from a zoologist

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No life form has had a greater impact upon this planet than the human male. What is it that has made his legacy so utterly distinct from that of all other life forms, including even the human female? Following on from the international success of The Naked Woman, Desmond Morris investigates this intriguing evolutionary success story. The Naked Man is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, examining biological features of the male anatomy in illuminating detail & describing the many ways in which these features have been modified, suppressed, or exaggerated by local customs & changes in social fashions. This is a natural history of man, viewing him as a fascinating specimen of a far from rare, but nevertheless endangered species.

As with its companion title, The Naked Man is written from a zoologist

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The human female form is the brilliant end-point of millions of years of evolution, loaded with amazing adjustments & subtle refinements. It is the most remarkable organism on the planet. At different times & in different places, human societies have tried to improve on nature, modifying & embellishing the female form in a thousand different ways. In this new study, people-watcher Desmond Morris turns his skill & attention to the female form & 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 & constraints that human societies have developed in the quest for control & perfection of the female form. Written from a zoologist's perspective & packed full of scientific fact, fascinating anecdote & thought-provoking conclusions, The Naked Woman builds on Desmond Morris's unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal. ...

The Naked Woman builds on Desmond Morris' unrivalled experience as an observer of the human animal. In this, his latest book, ...

Who is killing monks in a great medieval abbey famed for its library
- & why? Brother William of Baskerville is sent to find out,
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When Jo Green takes a nannying job in London to escape her small-town routine, complicated family, & perfect-on-paper boyfriend Shaun, culture shock doesn't even begin to describe it. Dick & Vanessa Fitzgerald are the most incompatible pair since Tom & Jerry, & their children
- glittery warrior pixie Cassandra, bloodthirsty Zak & shy little Tallulah
- are downright mystifying. Suddenly village life seems terribly appealing.

Then, just as Jo's getting the hang of their designer lifestyle, the Fitzgeralds acquire a new lodger & suddenly she's sharing her nanny flat with the distractingly good-looking but inexplicably moody Josh. So when Shaun turns up, things get even trickier...



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