书目

The Naked Woman : A Guide to the Female Body

内容简介

TheNakedWomanbuildsonDesmondMorris'unrivalledexperienceasanobserverofthehumananimal.Inthis,hislatestbook,heturnshisattentionandskilltothefemaleform,takingthereaderonaguidedtour'fromheadtotoe'.Highlightingtheevolutionaryfunctionsofvariousphysiologicaltraits,Morris'studyexploresthevariousformsofenhancementandconstraintthathumansocietieshavedevelopedinthequestfortheperfectfemaleform.Allthisisdeliveredinhistrademarkstyle,communicatingwhatisoftencomplexdetailindirect,clearandfocusedlanguage.(20031017)

作者简介

DesmondMorriswasborninWiltshirein1928.AftergainingadegreeinzoologyfromBirminghamUniversity,heobtainedhisD.Phil.fromtheUniversityofOxford.HebecamecuratorofmammalsatLondonZooin1959,apostheheldforeightyears.HewasalreadytheauthorofsomefiftyscientificpapersandsevenbooksbeforecompletingTheNakedApein1967,whichwastosellover10millioncopiesthroughouttheworldandbetranslatedintoalmosteveryknownlanguage.DesmondMorrishasmademanytelevisionprogrammesandfilmsonhumanandanimalbehaviour,hisfriendlyandaccessibleapproachmakinghimpopularwithbothadultsandchildren,andheisnowoneofthebest-knownpresentersofnaturalhistoryprogrammes.Heisalsoanaccomplishedartist.(20031017)

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