Synopses & Reviews
Nicholas Wadeand#146;s articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the
New York Times. In his groundbreaking
Before the Dawn, Wade reveals humanityand#146;s origins as never beforeand#151;a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language like? How large were the first societies, and how warlike were they? When did our ancestors first leave Africa, and by what route did they leave? By eloquently solving these and numerous other mysteries, Wade offers nothing less than a uniquely complete retelling of a story that began 500 centuries ago.
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Meaty, well-written. (Kirkus Reviews)
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Impeccable, fearless, responsible and absorbing . . . Bound to be the gold standard in the field for a very long time. (Lionel Tiger, Rutgers University)
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Timely and informative. (The New York Times Book Review)
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Meaty, well-written. (
Kirkus Reviews)
Impeccable, fearless, responsible and absorbing . . . Bound to be the gold standard in the field for a very long time. (Lionel Tiger, Rutgers University)
Timely and informative. (The New York Times Book Review)
By far the best book I have ever read on humanityand#146;s deep history. (E. O. Wilson)
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By far the best book I have ever read on humanitys deep history. (E. O. Wilson)
Synopsis
From acclaimed New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade, a liverly narrative of the much more detailed story that can now be told about human pre-history -- the period from 50,000 to 3,500 BCE, when we began to talk, started to wear clothes and then left Africa to populate the rest of the world -- due to an explosion in the last five years of findings in a host of fields, including linguistics, archeology, and paleontology and genetics.
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"Meaty, well-written." --Kirkus Reviews "Timely and informative." --The New York Times Book Review
"By far the best book I have ever read on humanity's deep history." --E. O. Wilson, biologist and author of The Ants and On Human Nature
Nicholas Wade's articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the New York Times. In his groundbreaking Before the Dawn, Wade reveals humanity's origins as never before--a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language like? How large were the first societies, and how warlike were they? When did our ancestors first leave Africa, and by what route did they leave? By eloquently solving these and numerous other mysteries, Wade offers nothing less than a uniquely complete retelling of a story that began 500 centuries ago.
Synopsis
Nicholas Wadeand#146;s articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the
New York Times. In his groundbreaking
Before the Dawn, Wade reveals humanityand#146;s origins as never beforeand#151;a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language like? How large were the first societies, and how warlike were they? When did our ancestors first leave Africa, and by what route did they leave? By eloquently solving these and numerous other mysteries, Wade offers nothing less than a uniquely complete retelling of a story that began 500 centuries ago.
About the Author
Nicholas Wade is a reporter for the New York Times. He previously worked for Nature and Science, and this is his sixth book.