The Book of Humans

A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us

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Paperback, 272 pages

English language

Published May 15, 2019 by Orion Publishing Co.

ISBN:
978-1-78022-908-9
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OCLC Number:
1043571092
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WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today.

Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them.

3 editions

Subjects

  • Human evolution
  • Popular works

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