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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.
作者简介
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。
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记者因为职业原因常常要见到与自己无关的人，比如有钱人。他们高过记者一个阶级，因此在新闻纸上，可以看见从下至上的钦羡、嘲讽、酸葡萄文字。 记者的本领则是将陌生之事介绍给更多人，不能全然理解这些陌生之事没关系，他可以用自己的理解能力来加以理解，比如将富人比作大狗...
评分近年来在网络媒体的发轫和纸媒的推波助澜下，一个崭新的名词土豪应运而生。一时间和土豪做朋友成为人们共同的心声。反映出贫富差距扩大背景下人们对财富的渴望。而对于富豪的想象往往牵扯到豪车，美女，豪宅等金光闪闪的物品。而在中国这样经济迅速发展带来的财富膨胀的背...
评分我觉得这本书可以打到八分。作者将人类种群和动物种群的行为进行类比是一个清新脱俗的角度。耳目一新。最后提到物种的进化来自于小区域范围近亲繁殖，更是非常有见解，至少我觉得有道理。但是这种近亲繁殖至少要百万年才能真正真正形成物种之间的生殖隔离。但是从人类进化的方...
评分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...
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