The Natural History of the Rich

理查德・康尼夫，职业新闻记者与随笔作家，为《大西洋月刊》、《发现杂志》、《史密森学会会刊》、《国家地理杂志》等众多刊物撰写文章。他也是“国家地理频道”、“发现频道”的节目撰稿人与制作人，曾获艾美奖最佳编剧奖提名，并于1997年荣获美国“国家杂志奖”。他的著作包括《魔鬼的笔》、《无脊椎世界的奇闻》、《爬行动物》和《千面老鼠》。他现定居于美国康涅迪格州。

出版者:W. W. Norton & Company

作者:Richard Conniff

页数:352

出版时间:2003-10-17

价格:USD 22.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780393324884

图书标签:社会学美国经济学English

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A tantalizing, droll study of the idiosyncratic existence of the very rich, through the unexpected lens of the naturalist. Journalist Richard Conniff probes the age-old question "Are the rich different from you and me?" and finds that they are indeed a completely different animal. He observes with great humor and finesse this socially unique species, revealing their strategies for ensuring dominance and submission, their flourishes of display behavior, the intricate dynamics of their pecking order, as well as their unorthodox mating practices. Through comparisons to other equally exotic animals, Conniff uncovers surprising commonalities.

• How did Bill Gates achieve his single greatest act of social dominance by being nice? • How does the flattery of the rich resemble the grooming behavior of baboons? • What made the British aristocracy the single most successful animal dominance hierarchy in the history of the planet? • How does Old Money's disdain for the nouveaux riches resemble the pig-grunting of mountain gorillas?

This marvelously entertaining field guide captures in vivid detail the behaviors and habitats of the world's most captivating yet elusive animal. 29 photographs.

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Read a chapter from the English version. Was not impressed. There is neither insight nor much humor. Couldn't understand why 进化论者 is so excited about it; but every dog is welcome to his own bone. Just one thing, though: NY Times Book Review is known as...