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  • A Pocket History of Human Evolution

    How We Became Sapiens

    by Silvana Condemi, François Savatier ...
    Why aren't we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how "wise" Homo sapiens really are.Prehistory has never been more exciting: New discoveries are overturning long-held theories left and right. Stone tools in Australia date back 65,000 years—a time when, we once thought, the first Sapiens had barely left Africa. DNA sequencing has unearthed a new hominid group—the ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Secret World of Denisovans

    The Epic Story of the Ancient Cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals

    by Silvana Condemi, François Savatier ...
    Come face-to-face with Denisovans, the newly identified “third man” on Homo sapiens’ family tree—and how their miraculous discovery is rewriting the human storyIn 2010, archaeologists working in Denisova Cave, Siberia, unearthed a tiny fragment of finger bone—and brought a lost human species to light. Thanks to the modern miracle of DNA analysis, “Denisovans” quickly took their place—alongside ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe

    One Hundred Fifty Years of Neanderthal Study

    Edited by Silvana Condemi, Gerd-Christian Weniger ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Since the Western world first became aware of the existence of Neanderthals, this Pleistocene human has been a regular focus of interest among specialists and also among the general public. In fact, we know far more about Neanderthals than we do about any other extinct human population. Furthermore, over the past 150 years no other palaeospecies has been such a constant source of discussion and ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

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    The Secret World of Denisovans

    The Epic Story of the Ancient Cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals

    by Silvana Condemi, François Savatier ...
    Narrated by Suzie Althens ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 41 min

    The first book for a general audience to chronicle the epic story of the Denisovans, ancient cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals, who left traces of their DNA in modern-day humansIn December 2010, scientists discovered a fragment of a finger bone in an isolated cave in Siberia. To their surprise, the bone contained neither Homo sapiens nor Neanderthal DNA. The DNA came from a previously unknown ... Read more

    $22.95 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    A Pocket History of Human Evolution

    How We Became Sapiens

    by Silvana Condemi, Francois Savatier ...
    Narrated by Christa Lewis ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 30 min

    Why aren't we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how "wise" Homo sapiens really are.Prehistory has never been more exciting: New discoveries are overturning long-held theories left and right. Stone tools in Australia date back 65,000 years—a time when, we once thought, the first Sapiens had barely left Africa. DNA sequencing has unearthed a new hominid group—the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Off-Earth

    Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space

    by Erika Nesvold ...
    Narrated by April Doty ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 43 min

    Can we do better in space than we've done here on Earth?We've pinpointed the destination, refined the technology, designed the habitat. Are we forgetting something? A timely reminder that it's not just rocket science, this book explores the all-too-human issues raised by the prospect of settling in outer space. Accordingly, her work highlights the complex ethical challenges that accompany any ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Lone Survivors

    How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth

    by Chris Stringer ...
    A top researcher proposes a controversial new theory of human evolution in a book "combining the thrill of a novel with a remarkable depth of perspective" ( Nature).In this groundbreaking and engaging work of science, world-renowned paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer sets out a new theory of humanity's origin, challenging both the multiregionalists (who hold that modern humans developed from ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • How Insects Work

    An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Form and Function from Antennae to Wings

    by Marianne Taylor ...
    Discover why insects look and behave the way they do in this fully illustrated field guide to the world's most adaptable animals.Still going strong after five mass extinctions, insects may be the most successful land animals ever. They have evolved a spectacular array of real-life superpowers to help them thrive in virtually every environment on the planet. Filled with fascinating photography and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The World Before Us

    The New Science Behind Our Human Origins

    by Tom Higham ...
    "The who, what, where, when and how of human evolution, from one of the world's experts on the dating of prehistoric fossils." —Steve Brusatte, New York Times –bestselling authorA fascinating investigation of the origin of humans based on incredible new discoveries and advanced scientific technology.Fifty thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was not the only species of humans in the world. There were ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mesozoic Age

    by Giancarlo Varnier ...
    The Mesozoic or Secondary Era, extends for a period ranging from 251 to 65 million years ago. Also called as the Age of Reptiles, derives its name from the greek mesos, "middle", because it was placed in between the ancient (Paleozoic) and recent (Cenozoic) where he witnessed a veritable explosion in the number of living species and formed the majority of sedimentary rocks. ... Read more

    $3.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Human Evolution

    by Rusty Huddle ...
    Series series The Study of Science III
    Knowledge of ancestral species and of the places in which humans evolved provides context for an understanding of human genetic and evolutionary relationships with other species. Knowing how early humans survived and how they used available resources offers insight into human instinct and behavior. Readers are treated to a general overview of evolution, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, and an ... Read more

    $32.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dawn of Human Culture

    by Richard G. Klein ...
    A bold new theory on what sparked the "big bang" of human cultureThe abrupt emergence of human culture over a stunningly short period continues to be one of the great enigmas of human evolution. This compelling book introduces a bold new theory on this unsolved mystery. Author Richard Klein reexamines the archaeological evidence and brings in new discoveries in the study of the human brain. These ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus