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1 review
Charles Darwin

Hill and Wang, 1979

Groundbreaking
The Origin of Species is probably one of a handful of books published during the 1800s that still influences society to this day. Written in first-person by the traveling biologist Charles Darwin, it lays out the argument that the members of each species display variation in physical traits. These variations in turn differentiate the survival rates and hence reproductive rates of the different ...

The Sixth Extinction: Patterns of Life and the Future of Humankind

19 reviews
Richard E. Leakey

Anchor, 1996

This book pwns joo
The Sixth Extinction provides an in-depth investigation into our history, present, and future. Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin use more than enough detail to present a very convincing theory; compiling data from our arhaeoligical past and present ecological role within our planet to give every reader a sense of urgency to do something to save ourselves and other species from a dark future. Humans ...

The Origin of Humankind (Science Masters)

9 reviews
Richard E. Leakey

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1994

Good introduction into Human Evolution
If I were an expert on anthropology and human evolution I probably wouldn't be reading a book on it from the Science Masters Series. This is really something of a primer on human evolution for people like me (I'm a Sociology graduate student) that are interested in the topic but really have very little background in biology or anthropology. Admittedly, I did find some of his topics overly ...

Swahili Chic: Living in Style on the East African Coast

2 reviews
Bibi Jordan, Richard E. Leakey

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2007

Intriguing
Delighted to receive this great book in prime condition and in expedient fashion.

Origins Reconsidered: In Search of What Makes Us Human

13 reviews
Richard E. Leakey

Anchor, 1993

Convergence and Evolution
"Men it appears would rather believe than know. They would rather have the void of purpose...than to be void of purpose." E. O Wilson There is a concept of "convergence" that is used by many evolutionary scholars to make their case that evolution is real, factual and not only tells us about history but allows us to make valid predictions about the future. This notion of convergence tells us ...

The Sixth Extinction (Science Masters)

1 review
Richard E. Leakey, Roger Lewin

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996

Must reading for ecologists and those who are not
Simply, one of the best, most concise books I've read on evolutionary biology and ecology. Cogent arguments, well-thought out, clearly stated. A book that all young people should be required to read in order to understand the world they will be inheriting. Thought provoking, and also alarming in its methodical presentation of a dark future. As one who has a degree in ecology, I wish I had found ...

People of the Lake: Mankind & Its Beginnings

3 reviews
Richard E. Leakey, Roger Lewin

Avon Books (Mm), 1988

What does it mean to be human?
Are we hopelessly aggressive stupid apes? Is the stupid, aggressive, short-sighted-selfish behavior, which is so typical of our present society, also typical of our ancestors; or were they different. Is the blind and destructive impulse this society an aberration? Leakey argues that the fossil, paleontological, and anthropological evidence from millions of years ago and the present show that ...

Human Ancestors: Readings from Scientific American

1 review

W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 1979

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Title: Human ancestors : readings from Scientific American / [compiled by and] with an introd. by Glynn Isaac, Richard E. F. Leakey. Publisher: San Francisco : W. H. Freeman, c1979. Edition Date: 1979 Language: English Notes: Includes index. Physical Details: vi, 130 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Other Authors: Isaac, Glynn Llywelyn, 1937-1985. Leakey, Richard E. Other Titles: Scientific ...