First published to great acclaim twenty years ago, The Tangled Wing has become required reading for anyone interested in the biological
roots of human behavior. Since then, revolutions have taken place in genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. All of these innovations have been brought into account in this greatly
expanded edition of a book originally called an 'overwhelming achievement' by The Times Literary Supplement. A masterful synthesis of biology, psychology, anthropology, and philosophy, The Tangled Wing reveals
human identity and activity to be an intricately woven fabric of innumerable factors. Melvin Konner's sensitive and straightforward discussion ranges across topics
I've only just begun to read this book and I want to clear up a possible misunderstanding about it. This edition is a rewritten version of the earlier book by the same title published seventeen years
If you read only one book about human behavior, this should be it. If you read many books about human behavior, this should be one of them. Prof. Konner is wise, he is erudite, he is literate, and he