Susan Allport: 4 books
The Queen of Fats
Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2006
A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel, The Queen of Fats gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids known as omega-3s. Writing with intelligence and passion, Susan Allport tells...
A Natural History of Parenting
A Naturalist Looks at Parenting in the Animal World and Ours
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Anyone who has ever held a baby—or observed a nesting bird—will find much to inform and entertain in this enchantingly written and thoroughly researched book. Allport revels in the marvelous diversity of care in the animal world. She shows us our place in that world with great humor, knowledge, and common sense.
The Primal Feast
Food, Sex, Foraging, and Love
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Food makes the world go around, according to this absorbing account of how the search for food has shaped human nature. It is more important than love or sex for the simple reason that food is harder to find than a mate. Think of it this way, says Allport, who draws on the research of anthropologists...
Explorers of the Black Box
The Search for the Cellular Basis of Memory
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Explorers of the Black Box is a scientific adventure story. The “Black Box” is the brain. The “Explorers” are neuroscientists in search of how nerve cells record memories, and they are as ruthless and dauntless as any soldiers of fortune. The book centers around the early, often-controversial...