Copyright © 1994 by David M. Buss

Revised edition copyright © 2003 by David M. Buss

Revised and updated edition copyright © 2016 by David M. Buss

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Buss, David M., author.

Title: The evolution of desire: strategies of human mating / David M. Buss.

Description: Revised and Updated edition. | New York: Basic Books, [2016] |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016036547 (print) | LCCN 2016044407 (ebook) | ISBN 9780465093304 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Sex. | Sex (Psychology) | Sexual attraction.

Classification: LCC HQ21 .B95 2016 (print) | LCC HQ21 (ebook) | DDC 306.7—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016036547

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