Three recent paperbacks look set for the modern classics category: Good
Natured: The Origin of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals by Frans de
Waal, Five Golden Rules by John Casti, and Matt Ridley’s The Origins of Virtue.
All well-liked by our reviewers of the hardbacks, and a must for any
self-respecting bookshelf. De Waal is published by Harvard University Press,
$14.95, ISBN 0674356616, Casti by Wiley, $16.95, ISBN 0471193372,
and Ridley by Penguin, £8.99, ISBN 0140244042.
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