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Come face to face with our ancestors
Travel back 8 million years with Evolution The Human Story and go on a fascinating journey to discover how our species has developed from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans.
This is the first time that the story of evolution has been documented in such amazing visual detail thanks to the work of renowned Dutch paleoartists, Kennis and Kennis. Staggeringly realistic CGI and model reconstructions from original fossils bring us face to face with our ancestors portraying them as never before. Plus, Dr Alice Roberts shares her extensive knowledge helping answer all the big questions and more.
Evolution: The Human Story is packed with all the latest discoveries and profiles every human ancestor to date from Ardipithecus ramidus to Homo neanderthalensis. An essential read for anyone fascinated in finding out where we come from.
About the Author
Dr Alice Roberts is a qualified doctor, anatomist, osteoarchaeologist, and anthropologist. She teaches at Bristol University and has presented a number of television programmes. Adrie and Alfons Kennis are twin brother paleoartists from the Netherlands who specialise in 3D reconstructions of animals and humans.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I absolutely love this book!
It is so beautiful.
There's a lot of pictures and paintings, printed on big pages, most of them full size (little larger than A4 paper size). Exceptionally good reconstructions of our ancestors, even paintings of their organization in the landscape. Very good descriptions to accompany the pictures and paintings. Easy to read.
Everyone with just a little interest in how we evolved should buy this book. Even children would love to look at the pictures and it is so easy to read that older children can read it alone.
With a background in biology and a special interest in human evolution, I still find this book special. It is the perfect book to supply all the academic textbooks that is lacking what this book has - pictures and paintings! :)
It is so beautiful.
There's a lot of pictures and paintings, printed on big pages, most of them full size (little larger than A4 paper size). Exceptionally good reconstructions of our ancestors, even paintings of their organization in the landscape. Very good descriptions to accompany the pictures and paintings. Easy to read.
Everyone with just a little interest in how we evolved should buy this book. Even children would love to look at the pictures and it is so easy to read that older children can read it alone.
With a background in biology and a special interest in human evolution, I still find this book special. It is the perfect book to supply all the academic textbooks that is lacking what this book has - pictures and paintings! :)
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
A comparatively quick journey through the evidence for human evolution with some amazing reconstructions of earlier humam forms that have been discovered. There is much to consider and learn in this book but it's as good and clear a read on the subject I have read which anyone with reasonable intelligence will appreciate. The book helps to fill in many of the missing links in human evolution with evidence based in reality few will be able to argue with though I am sure some will refuse to accept due to religious convictions.
For those lucky people living in the real world 'Evolution The Human Story' is a gem. Thanks to Alice Roberts and all the contributors for a fascinating book. I find evolution an illuminating science and the more I study it the greater my feeling of satisfaction that it really is the explanation for the development of life on our planet and this book adds to that feeling and understanding.
For those lucky people living in the real world 'Evolution The Human Story' is a gem. Thanks to Alice Roberts and all the contributors for a fascinating book. I find evolution an illuminating science and the more I study it the greater my feeling of satisfaction that it really is the explanation for the development of life on our planet and this book adds to that feeling and understanding.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book sets out a very difficult story in a clear, logical manner. It uses modern graphic techniques to illustrate very complex details in a concise and punchy way. I wanted to read it all before putting it down. I have worked in science for many years and still learned from this book but I also had no hesitation in arranging for another copy to be gift wrapped and sent to my granchildrens address. They love it. I recomend it unconditionally.Evolution The Human Story
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Evolution the Human Story
I am using this book as a learning tool to my new interest in anthropology.
Dr Alice Roberts really is the most understandable teacher and it is a delight to study any of her... Read more
Dr Alice Roberts really is the most understandable teacher and it is a delight to study any of her... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Hoogli
A Must-Have If You Are An Evolution Enthusiast!
I'm not a professional book reviewer / scientist / highly educated person so please don't take this review very seriously. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Arman Tiede
Evolution The Human Storey..
I orderd this for my Sons Christmas present. It arrived within 4/5 days and in plenty of time fot me
to post on to Switzerland. Read more
to post on to Switzerland. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. J. A. Henderson
Evolution of Humans.
What a fascinating and interesting book,the more you read it the more you want to know about evolution,lovely illustrations,I highly recommend it.
Published 5 months ago by Joe
Superb!!!
I bought this book for my Dad for Christmas thinking he would quite like to read about it, but now I think he will really love it, it took me ages to wrap it up because I kept... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Liz
Evolution the Human Story
Very knowledgeable text full of interesting facts without being overbearingly scientific in detail. The book has excellent photos and images and great reconstructions of heads by... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jez
Exhaustingly exhaustive!
A comprehensive look at human evolution, but at times the whole thing became rather fearsomely exhaustive. Read more
Published 6 months ago by RIJU GANGULY
Fascinating book
Bought this book as a result of article in The Times on the paleoartists who produced the 'faces' for the study. Read more
Published 7 months ago by LinsP
Evolutionist's heaven!
For anybody who is interested in this subject-this book is a must have. Packed with pictures & very detailed throughout. My sister & I couldn't put this book down once it arrived. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ms. Patricia Young
Very well written and informative
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in studying evolution.
It is very well written with clear illustrations and would suit most age groups.
It is very well written with clear illustrations and would suit most age groups.
Published 7 months ago by Pat Huggett
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