- Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Animal behavior, New York Times bestseller
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Contemporary, spare, epic and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Robert M. Sapolsky
- First published
- 2017
- Pages
- 795
- Publisher
- Bodley Head Adults, Piper, Vintage
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9781847924711
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“The fantasy always runs like this: A team of us has fought our way into his secret bunker.”
Robert Maurice Sapolsky (born 1957) is an American scientist and author. He is currently professor of Biological Sciences, and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and by courtesy, Neurosurgery, at Stanford University. In addition, he is a research associate at the National Museums of Kenya. --From Wikipedia
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