Reviews the books `Topics in Primatology. Volume 1: Human Origins,' edited by Toshisada Nishida, William C. McGrew, Peter Marler, Martin Pickford and Frans B.M. de Waal, `Volume 2: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation,' edited by Naosuke Itoigawa, Yukimaru Sugiyama, Gene Sackett and Roger K.R. Thompson and `Volume 3: Evolutionary Biology, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Virology,' edited by Shozo Matano et al.