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In this captivating bestseller, Korea's first paleoanthropologist offers fresh insights into humanity's dawn and evolution.

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"... Close Encounters with Humankind offers additional vistas on our unique plight..." -- The Ideas Driving 2018 - New Scientist
"Succinctly and engagingly, Lee revisits... key questions about the story of our evolving species — and gives some unconventional answers... ultimately, Lee will inspire even experts with her efforts at elucidating a field often seen as arid and inscrutable." -- Nature
"To describe this as a toilet book is not a criticism. The short, punchy, stand-alone chapters (including Are We Cannibals? Are Humans Still Evolving?) lend themselves perfectly to reflective moments in the smallest room of the house." -- Wild reading - books for the summer - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Close Encounters with Humankind A

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    A Hardback by Sang-Hee Lee, Shin-Young Yoon

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 20 March 2018
      ISBN-13 9780393634822
      978-0393634822
      ISBN-10 0393634825
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      Anthropology Evolution / Evolutionary biology Popular science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this captivating bestseller, Korea's first paleoanthropologist offers fresh insights into humanity's dawn and evolution.

      Trade Review
      "... Close Encounters with Humankind offers additional vistas on our unique plight..." -- The Ideas Driving 2018 - New Scientist
      "Succinctly and engagingly, Lee revisits... key questions about the story of our evolving species — and gives some unconventional answers... ultimately, Lee will inspire even experts with her efforts at elucidating a field often seen as arid and inscrutable." -- Nature
      "To describe this as a toilet book is not a criticism. The short, punchy, stand-alone chapters (including Are We Cannibals? Are Humans Still Evolving?) lend themselves perfectly to reflective moments in the smallest room of the house." -- Wild reading - books for the summer - BBC Wildlife Magazine

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