The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.)
by Jared Diamond


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Though we share 98% of our genes with the chimpanzee, our species evolved into something quite extraordinary. Jared Diamond explores the fascinating question of what in less than 2% of our genes has enabled us to found civilizations and religions... (read more)

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Primal Arts: Americas - Australia
by Geoffroy Schneiter


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Exploring the similarities between these lost cultures, Primal Arts II illuminates their lives, revealing how these people worked with nature and created and used various objects that, today, are considered great works of art. Linking previously... (read more)

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The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead
by Heather Pringle




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Perhaps the most eccentric of all scientific meetings, the World Congress on Mummy Studies brings together mummy experts from all over the globe and airs their latest findings. Who are these scientists, and what draws them to this morbid yet captivating... (read more)

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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
by Christine Kenneally




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The First Word is a fascinating search for the origins of language, which takes the reader through genetics, evolution, and the process of defining language itself. Christine Kenneally is a capable guide to answering this difficult and complex question... (read more)

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The Eagle's Quest: A Physicist's Search for Truth in the Heart of the Shamanic World
by Fred Alan Wolf


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An acclaimed physicist takes us on a fascinating journey as he examines shamanism in the light of modern science. "Breaks down barriers between modern science and a mystical worldview".--Publishers Weekly. Wolf is the author of the American Book Award... (read more)

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The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body
by Desmond Morris


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Internationally bestselling author and world-famous human behaviorist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour of the female body from head to toe. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of various... (read more)

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Two Sisters and Their Mother: The Anthropology of Incest
by Francoise Heritier


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In this stunning work, anthropologist Francoise Heritier charts the incest prohibition throughout history, from the strict decrees of Leviticus to modern civil codes, and finds a secondary type of incest, which she calls the incest of two sisters.... (read more)

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In Search of Nomads: An Anglo-American Obsession from Hester Stanhope to Bruce Chatwin
by John Ure


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For centuries, settled peoples have contemplated nomads with fascination and envy, or with disdain and fear. Both Americans and the British have had an obsession with nomadic peoples, stemming from their own wanderlust and admiration for the unfettered... (read more)

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Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History
by Patrick Hunt


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The world's greatest archaeological finds and what they tell us about lost civilizations Renowned archaeologist Patrick Hunt brings his top ten list of ancient archaeological discoveries to life in this concise and captivating book. The Rosetta Stone... (read more)

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Broken Spears: A Maasai Journey
by Elizabeth L Gilbert


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When renowned photojournalist Elizabeth Gilbert first came into contact with the Maasai over ten years ago, their images were everywhere in Africa. Pictures of warriors were printed on postcards, T-shirts, safari advertisements, and hotel logos, but in... (read more)

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Popol Vuh : The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories Of Gods and Kings
by Dennis Tedlock


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Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a... (read more)

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Intelligence in Nature
by Jeremy Narby


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Continuing the journey begun in his acclaimed book The Cosmic Serpent, the noted anthropologist ventures firsthand into both traditional cultures and the most up-todate discoveries of contemporary science to determine nature's secret ways of knowing... (read more)

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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Fore
by Mark J Plotkin




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For thousands of years, healers have used plants to cure illness. Aspirin, the world's most widely used drug, is based on compounds originally extracted from the bark of a willow tree, and more than a quarter of medicines found on pharmacy shelves... (read more)

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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
by Dean King




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- A crucial, forgotten chapter of American history--immortalized in a survivor's firsthand account that became one of the bestselling books in 19th-century America and influenced Abraham Lincoln's, thoughts on slavery--is brilliantly retold for a new... (read more)

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The Human Evolution Coloring Book, 2e (HarperCollins Coloring Books)
by Adrienne Zihlman


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The completely revised "Human Evolution Coloring Book"<UL><LI><LI> Provides an authoritative, scientific background for understanding the origins of humanity<LI>Includes new discoveries and information essential for students of... (read more)

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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
by Riane Eisler


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Chapter One Journey into a Lost World: The Beginnings of Civilization Preserved in a cave sanctuary for over twenty thousand years, a female figure speaks to us about the minds of our early Western ancestors. She is small and carved out of stone: one of... (read more)

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The Heroic Present: Life Among the Gypsies
by Jan Yoors


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Belgian-born Jan Yoors, who would grow up to become an acclaimed artist, photographer, and writer, ran away from home at age twelve, in 1934, to join a kumpania (band) of Roma, or Gypsies, near Antwerp. He spent several years traveling with the Roma and... (read more)

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Talking Ape How Language Evolved
by Robbins Burling


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This book investigates the origins of vocabulary and grammar in a jargon-free manner.... (read more)

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