David M Buss: 6 books

Book cover of The Murderer Next Door

The Murderer Next Door

Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill

by David M. Buss
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2006

As acclaimed psychological researcher and author David Buss writes, "People are mesmerized by murder. It commands our attention like no other human phenomenon, and those touched by its ugly tendrils never forget." Though we may like to believe that murderers are pathological misfits and hardened criminals,...
Book cover of The Dangerous Passion

The Dangerous Passion

Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex

by David M. Buss, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2000

Why do men and women cheat on each other? How do men really feel when their partners have sex with other men? What worries women more -- men who turn to other women for love or men who simply want sexual variety in their lives? Can the jealousy husbands and wives experience over real or imagined infidelities...
Book cover of Why Women Have Sex

Why Women Have Sex

Understanding Sexual Motivations from Adventure to Revenge (and Everything in Between)

by Cindy M. Meston, David M. Buss
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009

An unparalleled exploration of the mysteries underlying women's sexuality that rivals the culture-shifting Kinsey Report, from two of America's leading research psychologists Do women have sex simply to reproduce or display their affection? When University of Texas at Austin clinical psychologist...
Book cover of The Evolution of Desire

The Evolution of Desire

Strategies of Human Mating

by David M. Buss
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016

The groundbreaking, provocative book that uses evolutionary psychology to explain human mating and the mysteries of love If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question we must look into our evolutionary past, argues prominent...
Book cover of Evolutionary Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of the Mind

by David M Buss
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary psychology is a revolutionary new science, a true synthesis of modern principles of psychology and evolutionary biology. Since...
Book cover of Performance Management and Budgeting

Performance Management and Budgeting

How Governments Can Learn from Experience

by F Stevens Redburn, Robert J. Shea, Terry F. Buss
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015

This book provides a fresh look at the process by which governments hold themselves accountable to their citizens for performance. Unlike the plethora of other books in the field, it examines all aspects of the Performance Management and Budgeting issue, not only from the federal, state, and local...
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy