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John Reader

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An author and photojournalist with more than forty years' professional experience. He holds an Honorary Research Fellowship in the Department of Anthropology at U.C.L.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 2,184 ratings · 220 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Africa: A Biography of the Continent 4.17 avg rating — 1,566 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent 3.83 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cities 3.60 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins 4.36 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1982 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man on Earth: A Celebration of Mankind: Portraits of Human Culture in a Multitude of Environments 4.13 avg rating — 52 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Africa by John Reader, Michael S. Lewis (Photographer) 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise of Life: First 3.5 Billion Years 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kilimanjaro 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mount Kenya it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Local Theology: Church and Community in Dialogue 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by John Reader

“It is remarkable how often the first interpretations of new evidence have confirmed the preconceptions of its discoverers.”
― John Reader, Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins

tags: bias, ego

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Great African Reads: Gleason: Agotime \| Benin (Tour D'Afrique) first read: Jan 2009	13	54	Mar 12, 2009 06:22PM
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Great African Reads: Part 4: African Civilizations (May 5-June 29)	54	42	Oct 30, 2014 06:37PM
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