Origins: What New Discoveries Reveal About the Emergence of Our Species and Its Possible Future
por Leakey, Richard; Lewin, Roger
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525171940
- ISBN 13
- 9780525171942
- Livreiro
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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Where did we come from? Where are we going? Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin continue the pioneering field work of Louis and Mary Leakey by fitting together the pieces of our past to discover new answers to these age-old questions. The authors explore our long-buried pastfrom the feral roots of humanity, through the eons of time, to society today, replete with its wonders and anomaliessearcing for valuable insights into the future of modern society. In this vast survey of human origins and evolution, Leakey and Lewin present intriguing scientific information in such a way that the general reader will be fascinated and drawn into the search. "One of the most readable and informative boks of its kind." Ashley Montagu, Saturday Review "It is a pleasure to see in print an authentic representation of what are, with only minor exceptions, the views held by most of the professionals in the field. Graced with humor, intriguing ideas, and unfamiliar insights.' Carl Sagan, The New York Times Book Review
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- Livreiro
- Respectful Exits (US)
- Estoque do vendedor nº
- 019967
- Título
- Origins: What New Discoveries Reveal About the Emergence of Our Species and Its Possible Future
- Autor
- Leakey, Richard; Lewin, Roger
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Edição
- First American
- ISBN 10
- 0525171940
- ISBN 13
- 9780525171942
- Editorial
- Dutton
- Local de publicação
- New York, NY
- Data de publicação
- 1977
- Dimensão
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Palavras-chave
- ANTHROPOLOGY SCIENCE EARLY HUMANS AFRICA
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Archaeology; Anthropology;
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