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Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory
Praise for the first edition: "e;The most up-to-date and wide-ranging encyclopedia work on human evolution available."e;--American Reference Books Annual "e;For …
Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory
Now widely recognised as a standard in the field, the Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory provides the most complete context possible for understanding the …
World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE
To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of …
Understanding Race
The human species is very young, but in a short time it has acquired some striking, if biologically superficial, variations across the planet. As this book shows, however, none of …
Stepping-Stones
“The next best thing to actually seeing the prehistoric cave art of southern Franc[e] . . . A rapturous guide through five major Ice Age sites” (Archaeology). The cave art of …
Paleontology
"e;Endlessly absorbing and informative. It would be hard to imagine a better introduction to this most important and fascinating field. Bill Bryson, author of A Short History …
Natural History of Beer
A celebration of beer—its science, its history, and its impact on human culture What can beer teach us about biology, history, and the natural world? From ancient Mesopotamian …
Imperfection
In praise of imperfection: how life on our planet is a catalog of imperfections, errors, alternatives, and anomalies.In the beginning, there was imperfection, which became the …
Handbook of Paleoanthropology
This extensive, three-volume handbook, intensively updated and enlarged, is a superb new resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in paleoanthropology. A baseline …
Natural History of Wine
“Wine is art. Wine is ritual. Wine is culture. Wine is romance. But in the hands of Tattersall and DeSalle . . . we learn that wine is also science.”—Neil deGrasse Tyson A Wall …
Accidental Homo Sapiens
What happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection? Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we areand what we might become.When we think of …