John Reader
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Africa: A Biography of the Continent
11 editions
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1997
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Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent
12 editions
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2008
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Cities
8 editions
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published
2004
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Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins
9 editions
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1982
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Man on Earth: A Celebration of Mankind: Portraits of Human Culture in a Multitude of Environments
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Africa
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5 editions
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2001
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Rise of Life: First 3.5 Billion Years
6 editions
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1986
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Kilimanjaro
2 editions
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published
1982
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Mount Kenya
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Entering the New Theological Space: Blurred Encounters of Faith, Politics and Community
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9 editions
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2009
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“It is remarkable how often the first interpretations of new evidence have confirmed the preconceptions of its discoverers.”
― Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins
― Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins
“Once established for a few generations, civilization might seem durable enough to last forever. But the skin of enlightened self-interest is very delicate, easily eroded, and the human capacity for unspeakable barbarity lies just beneath its surface.”
― Africa: A Biography of the Continent
― Africa: A Biography of the Continent
“Neither cereals nor pulses can match its generosity: the potato is the best all-round bundle of nutrition known.”
― Potato: A History Of The Propitious Esculent
― Potato: A History Of The Propitious Esculent
Topics Mentioning This Author
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Great African Reads: Gleason: Agotime | Benin (Tour D'Afrique) first read: Jan 2009 | 13 | 56 | Mar 12, 2009 06:22PM | |
SA Book & Challen...: The Long Earth (No Spoilers) | 55 | 21 | Oct 23, 2014 12:07PM | |
Great African Reads: Part 4: African Civilizations (May 5-June 29) | 53 | 45 | Oct 30, 2014 06:37PM | |
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6173 | 5089 | Sep 19, 2015 03:18AM | |
Challenge: 50 Books: Melanie's 2015 Reads | 41 | 48 | Dec 25, 2015 04:19PM | |
Guardian Newspape...: Things Fall Apart - June 2014 | 21 | 42 | May 16, 2017 08:17PM | |
The History Book ...: HISTORY OF AFRICA | 96 | 696 | Aug 16, 2021 02:42PM |
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