The Lopsided Ape

"Corballis...tackles this immensely difficult and multifaceted subject in a lively and engaging way and presents his views crisply, thoughtfully, and always with a modesty and a touch of good humor. The Lopsided Ape is full of intellectual riches, and it deserves and, I hope, will find a wide readership." --Science "This complete, lucid presentation in the burgeoning field of cognitive psychology will be challenging but interesting to lay readers, and valuable to a broad group of scholars." --Library Journal "A thoroughly intoxicating study...handsomely organized and clearly written." --Booklist "Wide-ranging and erudite. . .An excellent read, enlivened by many anecdotes, historical details and jokes." --Nature "A remarkable blend of erudition, clarity and humor. . .This book is compulsive reading." --The Times Higher Education Supplement "The Lopsided Ape offers much to think about and Corballis provides a thorough review of the relevant literature." --Choice "Opposing theories are presented with clarity and economy. The selection of research reports and helpful diagrams augment the usefulness of the work. . .provides an excellent overview of many current key issues in human and language origin theory, presents them in highly readable, jargon-free prose and in a well-organized, logical format. The book should be of value not only to human and language evolution theorists but to specialists and nonspecialists concerned with understanding human 'nature' and behavior." --Language Origins Society (LOS) Forum "Fun reading. From the wealth of his substantial scholarship, Corballis embeds the presentation of GAD within a framework of questions that are of enduring interest to most of us. The initial salvo is a fascinating history of human uniqueness. This volume constitutes a valuable, if not the ultimate, contribution to this literature." --Contemporary Psychology "Overall, the book is enjoyable and accessible reading for the nonspecialist and specialist alike, laced with interesting commentary on the history and cultural contexts of many of the topics covered." --International Journal of Primatology "An excellent overview."--Alfred W. Kaszniak, University of Arizona "Excellent....Very enjoyable book. I will refer to it frequently."--Nancy Minahan, University of Wisconsin, Superior