Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
By: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
4.02
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of t…
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1. The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols
By: Genevieve von Petzinger
3.95
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
One of the most significant works on our evolutionary ancestry since Richard Leakey’s paradigm-shat… read more
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- prehistory
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2. Almost Human: The Astonishing Tale of Homo naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story
By: Lee Berger , John Hawks , Harrison Ford , Douglas Chadwick
4.24
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
This first-person narrative about an archaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolu… read more
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3. Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy: A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style
By: Michael Baxandall
4.10
Format: 224 pages,
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy An introduction to 15th century Italian painting… read more
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- history
4. After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC
By: Steven Mithen
3.96
Format: 425 pages, Paperback
20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age--the atmosphere is heavy with dust, deserts, and glaciers… read more
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- history
- archaeology
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- prehistory
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5. The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850
By: Brian M. Fagan
4.12
Format: 543 pages, Paperback
The Little Ice Agetells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of mod… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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6. Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos, and the Realm of the Gods
By: David Pearce , James David Lewis-Williams
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
What do the headless figures found in the famous paintings at Catalhoyuk in Turkey have in common w… read more
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7. The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
By: None
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known … read more
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8. Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
By: Svante Pääbo
3.71
Format: 436 pages, Hardcover
What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives? Neanderthal Man tells the… read more
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9. The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction
By: Pat Shipman
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
With their large brains, sturdy physique, sophisticated tools, and hunting skills, Neanderthals are… read more
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10. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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- evolution
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- nature
- audiobook
11. Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
By: Jenni Nuttall
3.82
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language--and what we can l… read more
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- history
- audiobook
12. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
By: Steve Brusatte
4.20
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more
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"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
13. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
By: Thomas Halliday
4.13
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more
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- audiobook
"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
14. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
By: Zoë Schlanger
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more
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- audiobook
- biology
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- nature
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15. Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
By: Avi Loeb
3.51
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
“The world's leading alien hunter” — New York Times Magazine From acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist… read more
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16. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
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- science
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- nonfiction
- archaeology
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17. Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind
By: Peter Godfrey-Smith
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousness … read more
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18. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
By: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
4.02
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of t… read more
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- nonfiction
- prehistory
- nature
- audiobook
19. Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
By: Jennifer Raff
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story—and fascinating mystery—of how … read more
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20. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.50
Format: 662 pages, Hardcover
A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri… read more
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21. Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA
By: Neil Shubin
4.14
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
In Some Assembly Required, Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery spanning centuries, … read more
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22. The World Before Us: How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins
By: Tom Higham
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
'Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it' Ian Morris… read more
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23. Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
By: Lee Berger
4.31
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South Africa… read more
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"Protein is more stable than DNA over time, and so this new technology offers a fresh way to study fossils."-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
"By almost any definition, Homo naledi is not human. But if the present archaeological record reflects the complexity of Homo sapiens accurately, it means that naledi was significantly more complex th…"-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
"Their synchrotron, a super-powerful x-ray machine, can harness the radiation of überfast subatomic particles in order to -- among many other things -- look inside solid objects. It's spectacular scie…"-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
24. The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere
By: Paulette F.C. Steeves
4.07
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere is a r… read more
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25. Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
By: Dimitris Xygalatas
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A pioneering anthropologist takes readers on a journey through the rich tapestry of human ritual—s… read more
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"Costly rituals help communities grow stronger, and this can have major implications for their long-term survival and prosperity."-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
"Ceremony is a primordial part of human nature, one that helps us connect, find meaning and discover who we are: we are the ritual species."-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
"We spontaneously engage in ritualized behaviors when we face stressful and uncertain situations, and we intuitively expect those ritualized actions to have an effect."-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
"The logic behind these initiations provides an efficient solution to a pressing cooperation dilemma: in order for a group to survive, it must rely on the loyalty of its members."-Dimitris Xygalatas, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
26. Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution
By: Elsa Panciroli
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dino… read more
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27. Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species
By: Sang-Hee Lee
3.89
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
“Deftly weaving together science and personal observation, Lee proves an engaging, authoritative gu… read more
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