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Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behavior

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I read this book back in the 1980's and it made a huge impact on me. I found that I could read what people were doing by their gestures, who they were with, how they felt about the person, even what they were likely to do next. It's amazing what you can tell with a little insight and some observation. I wanted a copy of the book and looked everywhere but I couldn't find it. My last resort was Amazon who sourced me a second hand copy [...] in hardback. That was the first book I bought from Amazon, but I haven't looked back since.

Morris compiles a fully-illustrated book which is anthropological/sociological account of human behavior.

It includes histories and comparisons of human gestures, ceremonial behaviour, religious issuses, different education, and other sociological topics. Morris also deals with philosophy of social behvior such as the concept of sport, conflict and hunting.

It is a fascinating book. And is compelling reading.

Upon receiving the item I checked it over to make sure there were no issues because it was a Christmas gift. I then noticed a tear down the center of one of the pages and the spine was detaching as well. The description said it was in good condition with a tight bind, but upon examining the book it was anything but. It's not an easy book to find so when the description states that it's in good condition, it would be expected to be received as such.