Quote: (06-04-2014 03:21 AM)SwayMe Wrote:
Quote: (06-04-2014 12:49 AM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Evolutionary Psychology
- Sex At Dawn
- The Red Queen
I'd like to add
- Sperm Wars by Robin Baker
- The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- Evolutionary Psychology by David Buss
- The Origins of Virtue by Matt Ridley
- Genome by Matt Ridley
- Living with our Genes: Why They Matter More Than You Think by Dean Hammer and Peter Copeland
- The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins
- Promiscuity: An Evolutionary History of Sperm Competition by Tim Birkhead
- The Dangerous Passion - Why Jealousy is as necessary as Love of Sex by David Buss
- The Blank State: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker
- Vital Lies, Simple Truth - The Psychology of Self-Deception by David Goleman
This is an excellent list. I particularly enjoyed The Red Queen and The Selfish Gene, which is where I'd recommend starting.
Learning and adapting the practical strategies underlying game should be a priority for someone new to the art, but truly understanding the finer details of sociobiology, evolutionary psychology, and genetics will give you an understanding of reality beyond what most people could ever imagine.