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Friendship The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

Hardcover • 2020 • English

Friendship The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

By Lydia Denworth

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About the book

The phenomenon of friendship is universal. Friends, after all, are the family we choose. But what makes these bonds not just pleasant but essential, and how do they affect our bodies and our minds? In Friendship, science journalist Lydia Denworth takes us in search of the biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations of this important bond. She finds that the human capacity for friendship is as old as humanity itself, when tribes of people on the African savanna grew large enough fo...Show more

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ISBN

9781472977700

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

Friendship The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

Format

Hardcover

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