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this is a great book for anyone interested in human cultural anthropology, human evolution, primatology. It is about humans as "cooperative breeders" , how human mothers and children benefit from "alloparents" helping in child-rearing. Author Sarah Blaffer Hrdy describes the evidence for this going way back in our evolution. and discusses how it related to evolution of humans general ability to discern the emotions and thoughts of each other. Her earlier book, Mother Nature, is equally essential reading