Books by Lionel Tiger

Disproportionate attention has long been paid to males in human and other social systems

When Men in Groups was first published in l969, the New York Times daily critic titled his review "The Disturbing Rediscovery of the Obvious

Pleasure is biologically desirable and good for physical and mental health

The author identifies some major forms of pleasure - sex, food, drugs, pets, plants, power and more - and explores their variations now and in the past. Pleasure, says Tiger, is not a luxury but an evolutionary entitlement that deserves to be taken seriously.

Disproportionate attention has long been paid to males in human and other social systems. This book explores stratification, sexual selection, and natural selection of what women do among themselves and how they relate to men.

The third edition of this popular text which explains McCarthyism and its successors in terms of conflicts over social status and the shape of American culture.

The Imperial Animal offers a compelling perspective on the controversy over humans and their biology