The Naked Eye: Travels in Search of the Human Species [Hardcover]

Desmond Morris (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Random House Uk Ltd; Second Printing edition (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0091870224
• ISBN-13: 978-0091870225
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,732,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Desmond 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.

In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever.

An accomplished artist, TV presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once again off on an anthropological field trip, August 24, 2002

By 

Simon Laub (Aarhus, Denmark, Europe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Naked Eye (Paperback)

In the Naked Eye we are once again
off with Desmond Morris on an anthropological
field trip. And I must confess that I love it.
Obviously it is much harder observing humans
than zebras. After all a zebra never walks up to you
and asks question. But humans are that much more fun.
In the book we learn about arab gestures.
That black underwear ensures pregnancy. That the
original medieval football is still played in
some places in England, and that it was called
football, because the players were so poor that
they couldn't afford a horse.
etc.

All of this in just one book. What a delight!

-Simon

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best travel book ever, June 7, 2002

By 

Puneet Tanwar (Hyderabad) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Naked Eye (Paperback)

This is by far the best travel book I have ever read. Ok, so its not a profound book that hopes to capture the spirit of the places and the writer's experience, but the writer is uniquely qualified to offer keen observations, anecdotes and facts about his travels (and longer stays) in diverse places around the world. For anyone who is a fan (or otherwise), this books offers a rough insight into Morris' methods. Very highly recommended.