Book Name : Genesis - On The Deep Origin Of Societies
Author : E.O. Wilson
Some thoughts after having read the book : Having read countless books on Evolution from various authors, I have consistently found them to be succinct, communicative and their one common trait being, the use of commonly experienced phenomenon to enlighten the readers - behaviour of flocks of starlings, pods of dolphins and schools of fish to distill a complex argument down to easily absorbed information. This book is no different - interesting, scientific and thought-provoking.
Furthermore, the book again confirms the gigantic efforts in the time and effort of individuals, groups and international collaborations required in academic research work, before tiny steps of progress are made to better understand this very interesting topic - yeh, teams and teams of researchers over days and days (24x7) observed, measured and documented bees, ants and termites all day and night long in the field and in the laboratory - Respect!
What's more, the ideas of Altruism and Individualism presented in this book, had me thinking a parallel of the political systems of Socialism/Communism versus Capitalism. Ummm ...
The book ended rather abruptly, a mini roundup conclusion would be nice - my guess is that the author wanted to keep the book short and precise.
Would I recommend this book to you : An outstanding example of how to convey a complex idea for a general audience in 120 pages or so, through writing concise and precise prose with oodles of illustrations of the cases-in-point in our world of Nature. Go read and no regrets. The book broadens your mind, trust me.