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44 produkter
Surrealist Menagerie
Strange Beasts & Fantastic Visions
Inbunden, 2026
402 kr
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Explore how animals shaped the Surrealist imagination through the eyes of celebrated zoologist and Surrealist artist Desmond Morris in this fascinating exploration of the natural world, his final book. Join renowned zoologist and Surrealist artist Desmond Morris on an uncanny expedition though the …
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
Häftad, 2002
178 kr
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Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings with their bodies and actions, often more …
Naked Ape
A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
Häftad, 1994
151 kr
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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love, sleeping, socialising, grooming, playing. Zoologist Desmond …
Lives of the Surrealists
Inbunden, 2018
447 kr
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No other art movement in history has contained two artists as different as Magritte and Miró. This is because Surrealism was not in origin an art movement, but a philosophical strategy. It was a way of life – a rebellion against the establishment that had given the world the hideous slaughter of …
Intimate Behaviour
E-bok, 2015
125 kr
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One of the best chronicles of human intimacy--from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass through on their way to the total sexual embrace.
Bodytalk
A World Guide to Gestures
E-bok, 2015
170 kr
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The first book to bring together the many different everyday gestures that are used all over the world. Desmond Morris has travelled to over 60 countries while making field studies of human body language, and made notes of hand gestures and facial expressions. The result is a fascinating reference …
Catlore
E-bok, 2015
170 kr
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Desmond Morris considers the cat in myth and history, and answers questions he received from cat owners after the publication of the internationally best-selling Catwatching.
Catwatching
E-bok, 2009
79 kr
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The personality of the cat is a fascinating mixture of affection, domesticity and active independence. You may think you know your cat as he purrs in your lap, but come across your pet in the street on a dark night and you might think that Bagpuss suffers from a dual personality.Every single feline …
Intimate Behaviour
Häftad, 2016
148 kr
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A fascinating study of human intimacy from the bestselling author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo.One of the best chronicles of human intimacy--from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass through on their way to the total sexual embrace.
Bodytalk
A World Guide to Gestures
Häftad, 2016
204 kr
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The first book to bring together the many different everyday gestures that are used all over the world. Desmond Morris has travelled to over 60 countries while making field studies of human body language, and made notes of hand gestures and facial expressions. The result is a fascinating reference …
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
E-bok, 2012
147 kr
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Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings with their bodies and actions, often more …
Horsewatching
Why Does a Horse Whinny and Everything Else You Ever Wanted to Know
Häftad, 2023
288 kr
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Horsewatching
Häftad, 2015
155 kr
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How intelligent are horses? Why do they toss their heads and what makes them paw the ground?After spending more than twenty years studying the body language of the human species, Desmond Morris has turned his attention to the behavior of some of our closest animal companions. First he looked at …
Patterns Of Reproductive Behaviour
Collected Papers
Häftad, 2016
288 kr
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First published in 1970, Patterns of Reproductive Behaviour: Collected Papers is a collection of some of Desmond Morris' finest essays on reproductive behaviour. It is evidence of how, and why, Morris has been instrumental in shaping the science of human behaviour.
Postures: Body Language in Art
Inbunden, 2019
256 kr
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Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist …
Naked Woman
E-bok, 2011
105 kr
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The human female form is the brilliant end-point of millions of years of evolution, loaded with amazing adjustments and subtle refinements. It is the most remarkable organism on the planet. At different times and in different places, human societies have tried to improve on nature, modifying and …
Bison
Häftad, 2015
175 kr
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Stoic, regal and formidable in both size and strength, the bison has long epitomized the American West. From Native American spiritual figure to abused resource to powerful symbol of wildlife preservation, the bison is a microcosm of the West itself, and in this book, renowned zoologist Desmond …
Human Zoo
Häftad, 1994
126 kr
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A must-read for anyone who has ever wondered why people do what they do, from the popular author of The Naked Ape.This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human …
Babywatching
Häftad, 2015
151 kr
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Desmond Morris combines his skills as a zoologist and manwatcher to take a close look at the most remarkable life-form ever to draw breath on this planet - the human baby. In a revealing portrait of life from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions that parents ask: How …
101 Surrealists
Inbunden, 2024
161 kr
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A concise compendium of the lives and work of the 101 most significant Surrealists by one of the last surviving members of the movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris, who knew several of the key participants personally. 2024 marks the centenary of Surrealism, one of the most …
Lives of the Surrealists
Häftad, 2021
203 kr
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No other art movement in history has contained two artists as different as Magritte and Miró. This is because Surrealism was not in origin an art movement, but a philosophical strategy. It was a way of life – a rebellion against the establishment that had given the world the hideous slaughter of …
Naked Ape
A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
E-bok, 2010
125 kr
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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love, sleeping, socialising, grooming, playing. Zoologist Desmond …
Human Zoo
E-bok, 2009
108 kr
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A must-read for anyone who has ever wondered why people do what they do, from the popular author of The Naked Ape.This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human …
Naked Man
A study of the male body
E-bok, 2012
125 kr
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Following on from the international success of The Naked Woman, bestselling zoologist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the human male. The Naked Man is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, exploring how biological features have been modified, suppressed or exaggerated by customs and …
Babywatching
E-bok, 2015
94 kr
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Desmond Morris combines his skills as a zoologist and manwatcher to take a close look at the most remarkable life-form ever to draw breath on this planet - the human baby. In a revealing portrait of life from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions that parents ask: How …
Horsewatching
E-bok, 2015
166 kr
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How intelligent are horses? Why do they toss their heads and what makes them paw the ground?After spending more than twenty years studying the body language of the human species, Desmond Morris has turned his attention to the behavior of some of our closest animal companions. First he looked at …
