{"product_id":"watching-desmond-morris-9789895351619","title":"Watching","description":"\u003cb\u003eDesmond may have given me an insight into human behaviour, but he's given me lots of laughs, too. We think the same things are funny, and he's a brilliant raconteur. --\u003ci\u003eSir David Attenborough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a book about the joys of watching the world.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is autobiographical, but it is not about me; it is about what I have observed. There is no agonised soul-searching, no sneaky kiss-and-tell, no pretentious journey to find the 'real me'. I am not interested in myself. But I am fascinated by the world around me and what I have been able to see and record over a period of six decades of professional observation, first as a student of animal behaviour, and then as a student of human behaviour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1967 he published \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Ape\u003c\/i\u003e which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn accomplished artist, TV presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desmond Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9895351615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789895351619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e TSB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 2.00d","brand":"Desmond Morris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372602740991,"sku":"9789895351619","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_faa97205-1aff-4a7e-981f-50d4ddec32ce.jpg?v=1732726428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/watching-desmond-morris-9789895351619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}