false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg 61662 8 "Dazzling...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a discussion of human nature and teh complex traces ofhumankind's evolutionary past...It is an amazing story masterfully told."<br>FINANCIAL TIMES (LONDON)<br>World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a ROOTS for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits--self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics--are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS is a triumph of popular science. 59969 1992 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors total:336|5:168|4:101|3:60|2:6|1:1| 336 1437 529 27 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 5 1 false Fri Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 09 22:32:23 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 14:19:02 -0700 2008
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One thought provoking section was about the evolutionary usefulness of culture. I've read other books that suggest a species population has to be small so...more...]]> 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 5 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon Jul 23 08:25:54 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 11:06:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 22:37:36 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 22:37:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 4 0 false Mon Sep 21 12:48:55 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 15:37:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 5 0 false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 04:29:01 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 05:07:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 3 0 false Wed Aug 29 20:54:18 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 20:55:07 -0700 2007
Starting from the origins of the solar system, Carl Sagan shows how life began and evolved and, in that process, evolved many of our traits.

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Starting from the big bang, Sagan traces how cells formed and evolved into multicellular organisms.

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Since I watched the entire "Cosmos" TV series a few months ago, for the first time since it was broadcast in the early 1980s, my interest in Carl Sagan's work...more...]]> 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 0 0 false Sat Jun 27 13:18:33 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 13:19:12 -0700 2009 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 0 0 false Wed Feb 11 20:21:10 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 20:21:28 -0800 2009 61662 0345384725 9780345384720 302 23 4.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648233m/61662.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61662.Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors 3 0 false Thu Mar 05 07:22:27 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 01 15:51:58 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 05 07:22:27 -0800 2009 Twilight 1, 2, and 3!).

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