The Runaway Brain. The Evolution of Human Uniqueness

London England: HarperCollins. Very Good. 1994. 1st UK Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0002552752 Paperback Paperback. 'The Runaway Brain' is so vast in its scope, and so ingenious in its construction, that it made a runaway assault on my brain. Wills has applied his deep genetic insights into the supreme problem and crowning achievement of evolution, the human brain. The result is a marvellous synthesis. The broad sweep of his vision is leavened with the story, the very human tale, of some of the key figures whose works furnished critical pieces to the jigsaw puzzle of life. The fruit of genius beneath the graceful and crisp writing marks this work as a milestone among the books of the nineties and a foretaste of those of the twentieth century' (Philip Tobias, Director, Paleo-anthropology Unit, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg). Contents: Preface. Introduction. The Dilemmas. The Bones. The Genes. The Brain. Notes. Glossary. Picture Credits. Index. Illustrated. 358 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) .