The Golden Bough: Abridged Edition

G. J. Sawyer, Viktor Deak

The Last Human: A Guide to Twenty-Two Species of Extinct Humans

The first opportunity to meet our extinct human ancestors face-to-face, through life-size reconstructions and detailed descriptions "This unusual book draws on three-dimensional recreations to bring to life 22 of our long-vanished ancestors. . . . Convey(s) both scientific information and the sense that these were once thinking, feeling creatures."--Scientific American "Although the art is spectacular--reason enough to spend a lot of time with this book--its triumph is science."--Nan Crystal Arens, American Paleontologist This book tells the story of human evolution, the epic of Homo sapiens and its colorful precursors and relatives. The story begins in Africa, six to seven million years ago, and encompasses twenty known human species, of which Homo sapiens is the sole survivor. Illustrated with spectacular, three-dimensional scientific reconstructions portrayed in their natural habitat developed by a team of physical anthropologists at the American Museum of Natural History and in concert with experts from around the world, the book is both a guide to extinct human species and an astonishing hominid family photo album. The Last Human presents a comprehensive account of each ...

Elvio Angeloni

Physical Anthropology

Annual Editions volumes have a number of common organizational features designed to make them particularly useful in the classroom: a general introduction; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; and a brief overview for each section. Each volume also offers an online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing materials. Using Annual Editions in the Classroom is offered as a practical guide for instructors.

Marvin Harris

Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going

Marin Harris tells how we evolved from apes, acquired powers of speech, and went on to fill the world with a dazzling diversity of societies and cultures. Writing with the same wit, humor and style of his earlier bestsellers, this noted anthropologist traces our roots and views our eventual destiny.