- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Flamingo; New Ed edition (3 Mar 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002555123
- ISBN-13: 978-0002555128
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 174,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lively and wide-ranging introduction to the science of genetics, full of examples and anecdotes about exotic tribes, strange illnesses, and medical myth and reality. (Kirkus UK)
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This work is about human origins. It draws on all the latest knowledge from anthropology and archaeology, via genetics and evolution, to psychology and medicine. It tackles issues such as hereditary genes in criminal behaviour and homosexuality.
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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This is a fabulous read, even for those without any scientific background. Great descriptions of the genetic links between a variety of societies, cultures and religions around the world. It doesn't just focus on disease but also their evolution and how genetics has helped to elucidate this. It brings genetics to a human level that everyone can identify with. Now I want to find out what famous people I'm related to! Highly recommended.
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Steve Jones' book tries to draw together ideas and lines of evolution from many different sources, and is indeed a thoroughly engaging book. I personally disagreed with some of his reasoning, but that is in part the reason for books such as these - to make you think about the subject, and for that it succeeded.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I have read this book 8 years ag and this is the second time I bought it, It makes science fun and still remains informative.
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