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    <body><![CDATA[It's refreshing to read about evolution without having to read yet another defense of the theory of evolution from the same tired arguments from those who still wish to deny reality. Perhaps ironically, books like these are the best defense against the onslaught of evolution deniers because they are...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38501953">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In my experience, it has been hard to find good, popular books about human evolution and prehistory.  The most interesting books I’ve found on the subject are Jared Diamond’s “The Third Chimpanzee” and “Guns, Germs and Steel.”  Nicholas Wade’s book “Before the Dawn” is an excellent...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27268445">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite historical topics:<br/>Where do we come from?<br/>Why do we act the way we do?<br/>When did we first start talking?<br/>Where'd all our hair go?<br/><br/>Definitely to be filed under the popular science section of your local bookstore, this book has been and easy read so far...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43980814">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really fascinating look at human genetics and what they reveal about ancestral human populations and prehistory. Very, very good!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow! Everything I learned as an anthropology student is augmented by this amazing tome. This book is a layman's update on what the research into the human genome now tells us about human prehistory. Human language, geographic history, and biological history are all wrapped up in a compelling narrati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7487162">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Long Story Short:</strong> This book relies heavily on scientific findings from genetic research into the human genome (and the genomes of other species) to offer insight about how the human species <em>Homo sapiens</em> (us) beat out its Homo cousins and took over the world. It is very strong when it sticks to the s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55155838">more...</a>]]></body>
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