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The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
Spencer Wells traces human
evolution back to our very
first ancestor in The
Journey of Man. Along the
way, he sums up the
explosive effect of new
techniques in genetics on
... > full story
Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
Hurricane Katrina shredded
one of the great cities of
the South, and as levees
failed and the federal
relief effort proved
... > full story
In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life
History is recorded in many
ways. According
to author James
Deetz, the past can be seen
most fully by
... > full story
National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife
The first and only field
guide to offer comprehensive
coverage of the African
continent, this guide sends
the reader on a virtual
safari. All the birds,
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Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity
Since its discovery in 1996, the issues surrounding Kennewick Man have grown ever more complicated and controversial. Out of this fracas comes Skull Wars, David Hurst Thomas's masterful contribution ... > read more -
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (8th Edition)
Trusted for its timeliness and readability, this book introduces geography by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. Two years after Rubenstein's Update Edition was ... > read more -
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (9th Edition)
Trusted for its timeliness and readability, this book introduces geography by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. Two years after Rubenstein's Update Edition was ... > read more -
Cultural Anthropology
Build your own awareness of cultures around the world with CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY! Emphasizing the issues of gender, stratification, ethnicity, globalization, and the similarities and differences ... > read more -
Cultural Anthropology (4th Edition) (MyAnthroLab Series)
Successfully integrating attention to globalization, gender, class, race and ethnicity throughout, Miller’s up-to-date text engages students with compelling ethnographic examples and by ... > read more -
My Secret Garden
This book caused quite a ruckus when it was released 25 years ago because it directly quotes the sexual fantasies of dozens of women, ranging from the "very common" rape fantasy to lesbian affairs to ... > read more -
The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai
Beginning in 1866 and continuing for over a century, more than eight thousand people suspected of having leprosy were forcibly exiled to the Hawaiian island of Molokai -- the longest and deadliest ... > read more -
The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist
Cool, classy, articulate, and brilliant--rarely do all of those adjectives apply at once to an astrophysicist. But Neil de Grasse Tyson is no ordinary scientist; as the director of New York City's ... > read more -
The Social Atom: Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You
The idiosyncrasies of human decision-making have confounded economists and social theorists for years. If each person makes choices for personal (and often irrational) reasons, how can people’s ... > read more -
A Field Guide to Eastern Trees (Peterson Field Guides)
This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 colour plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 ... > read more
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