Annal:1989 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & Technology
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Results of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the year 1989. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & Technology
- Nonfiction books
- Nonfiction authors
- Science/Technology books
- Science/Technology authors.
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- Los Angeles Times Book Prize
- 1990–>
- 1989 LATimes–Sci/Tech winner
- Score: 10.39
Does biology condemn the human species to violence and war? Previous studies of animal behavior incline us to answer yes, but the message of this book is considerably more optimistic. Without denying our heritage of aggressive behavior, Frans de Waal describes powerful checks and balances in the makeup of our closest animal relatives, and in so doing he shows that to humans making peace is as natural as making war.
In this meticulously researched and absorbing account, we learn in detail how different types of simians cope with aggression, and how they make…
