Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors - Brossura

Wade, Nicholas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 014303832X ISBN 13: 9780143038320

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2007

Riassunto

A provocative alternate history of humanity's ancient ancestry and the evolution of human nature draws on ground-breaking scientific findings to offer insight into such debated issues as the evolution of language and race, the domestication of companion animals, and the defeat of the Neanderthals. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

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 humanity’s deep history. (E. O. Wilson)

L'autore:

Nicholas Wade received a BA in natural sciences from King’s College, Cambridge. He was the deputy editor of Nature magazine in London and then became that journal’s Washington correspondent. He joined Science magazine in Washington as a reporter and later moved to The New York Times, where he has been an editorial writer, concentrating on issues of defense, space, science, medicine, technology, genetics, molecular biology, the environment, and public policy, a science reporter, and a science editor.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 014303832X
• ISBN 13: 9780143038320
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320