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Highlights

From Lucy to Language

By Blake Edgar, Donald Johanson

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This is the book on which Becoming Human was largely based. It's divided into two main sections. In the first half of the book, the authors examine about fifty major issues in paleoanthropology, such as dating fossils, bipedalism, and the origins of language. The second-half is a visually-rich survey of hominid species and major fossil finds. David Brill's photography brings out amazing detail in these unique specimens, many reproduced life-sized for side-by-side comparison. (Bart Marable)

The Journey of Man : A Genetic Odyssey

By Spencer Wells

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In this book Spencer Wells explores the "history book written in our genes." It's a good introduction to the emerging field of population genetics, especially as Wells vividly describes how scientists can use DNA to trace the prehistoric migrations of our ancestors. Thanks to the Genographic Project, where Wells is the scientific director, you can now learn even more about your deep ancestry. (Bart Marable)