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Publisher CommentsAn easy-to-follow guide to this important and exciting field
Anthropology is the scientific study of humankind and human societies. This plain-English guide helps students and other interested readers understand anthropology by examining its core principles, methods, and applications. It covers all the major subfields of anthropology, including physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. The guide also... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsElizabeth Marshall Thomas was nineteen when her father took his family to live among the Bushmen of the Kalahari. Fifty years later, after a life of writing and study, Thomas returns to her experiences with the Bushmen, one of the last hunter-gatherer societies on earth, and discovers among them an essential link to the origins of all human society. Humans lived for 1,500 centuries as roving clans, adapting daily to changes in envir... read more>>>
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Publisher Comments"A beautifully written...and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from Olmecs to present-day developments."—Chocolatier
This delightful and best-selling tale of one of the world's favorite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate.
The story begins some 3,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, T... read more>>>
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