About this title: Around 60,000 years ago, a man - identical to us in all important respects - lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races? Showing how the secrets about our ancestors are hidden in our genetic code, Spencer Wells reveals how developments in the cutting-edge science of population genetics have made it possible to create a family tree for ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2002-12-23
ISBN-13:9780691115320ISBN:069111532X
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2004-02-01
ISBN-13:9780812971460ISBN:0812971469
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Allen Lane, The Penguin Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780713996258ISBN:0713996250
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Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780812971460ISBN:0812971469
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780141008325ISBN:0141008326
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Books, London
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780713996258ISBN:0713996250
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:9780691115320ISBN:069111532X
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Allen Lane
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780713996258ISBN:0713996250
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. NR FINE/VG+ 1ST IMPRESSION 1ST ED 2002 ALLEN LANE HARDBACK WITH UNCLIPPED DJ, GLOSSY COLOUR PHOTO SECTION, LIGHT RUB TO DJ CORNERS AND SPINE LEAN ONLY. CLASSIC, ORIGINAL ACCOUNT OF MAN'S GENETIC JOURNEY. IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH WORLDWIDE. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780141008325ISBN:0141008326
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 240 pages. (240 pages) shows how the truth about our ancestors is hidden in our ge*n*e*t*ic code. this book reveals how developments in the science of population ge*n*e*t*ics have made it possible to discover where our ancestors lived (and who they may have fought, loved, learned from and influence), and to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. 48 colour photographs, b&w photographs, maps, indexes (Paperback) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane / Penguin Books, England
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780713996258ISBN:0713996250
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Ex-Library. Dust Jacket Protected with New Plastic Covering. 224 pages. Only a few library stamps. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2/17/2004
ISBN-13:9780812971460ISBN:0812971469
Description: Very Good. 0812971469 Soft cover book that has little wear to the cover. The binding is tight and the pages are clean throughout. Nice copy. Fast shipping. read more
"As part of my mini anthropology course, I read this excellent book about the origin of man and how the species has traveled to populate the world. It gets a little technical, but the graphics help a lot. Because of its emphasis on the Y chromosone, this book is the perfect companion to "The Seven Daughters of Eve", which uses mitochondrial DNA as the source of information. This book places Adam and Eve in Africa, but the two would have never met as Eve was several centuries older. It was fun discovering the proof behind things we already knew, like how long the indigenous people of Australia had been there (long ole time) and how the ice age affected the migrations. Nicely written, good index."
"I read for a lot of reasons. This one I am reading because I saw the National Geographic special and wanted to know more than the 2-hour format allowed. I am also reading it because my 89-year-old father is fascinated by genetic biology, and I am losing him a bit more every day. I read this in his honor, so I will have a bit more of him when he is gone."
"I'd been wanting to read something on population genetics and human evolution for a while, and I'd seen Spencer Wells a few times Nova, TED, etc. So, at a breezy 196 pages, this seemed like a good idea. But, unfortunately, Wells is not a gifted writer. The information in the book was very interesting, and I'm ultimately glad I read it. But the writing was anything but inspiring. It was a downright slog to get through it because I kept falling asleep while reading."
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