A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the SensesKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 21 de fev. de 1995 - 384 páginas The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this "audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love" (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to love itself. |
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... better and created offspring who also had bigger brains ; but many of the mothers died in childbirth , except for those few who happened to have bigger hips ; and , despite the awkward features of bigger hips , in time big - brained and ...
... better and created offspring who also had bigger brains ; but many of the mothers died in childbirth , except for those few who happened to have bigger hips ; and , despite the awkward features of bigger hips , in time big - brained and ...
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... better equipped to deal with unusual struggles . In life's wilder- ness , survival rates are higher if an organism gifts its offspring with the genetic version of a bulky Swiss army knife . Just in case of emergency , there is a saw , a ...
... better equipped to deal with unusual struggles . In life's wilder- ness , survival rates are higher if an organism gifts its offspring with the genetic version of a bulky Swiss army knife . Just in case of emergency , there is a saw , a ...
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... better lungs . In time its gills became excess baggage that , along with the gill muscles , evolved into a jaw and the rudest beginnings of a face . Every face we now meet on land , whether it belongs to a pet cat , or our grandmother ...
... better lungs . In time its gills became excess baggage that , along with the gill muscles , evolved into a jaw and the rudest beginnings of a face . Every face we now meet on land , whether it belongs to a pet cat , or our grandmother ...
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A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural ... Diane Ackerman Visualização parcial - 2011 |
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