Bones of Contention: Controversies in the Search for Human Origins (Penguin Science)

Politics & Social Sciences

Roger Lewin

Anthropology

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Through the discovery of fossil remains in Africa, the author draws conclusions about the nature of prehistoric life and its influence on modern culture

People of the Lake: Mankind and Its Beginnings

Richard E. Leaky

Anchor Press/Doubleday

Richard Leakey, One Of The World's Foremost Experts On Man's Evolutionary Past, Now Turns His Eye To The Future And Doesn't Like What He Sees. To the philosophical the earth is eternal, while the human race -- presumptive keeper of the world's history -- is a mere speck in the rich stream of life. It is known that nothing upon Earth is forever; geography, climate, and plant and animal life are all subject to radical change. On five occasions in the past, catastrophic natural events have caused mass extinctions on Earth. But today humans stand alone, in dubious distinction, among Earth's species: Homo Sapiens possesses the ability to destroy entire species at will, to trigger the sixth extinction in the history of life. In The Sixth Extinction, Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin consider how the grand sprawl of human life is inexorably wreaking havoc around the world. The authors of Origins and Origins Reconsidered, unimpeachable authorities on the human fossil record, turn their attention to the most uncharted anthropological territory of all: the future, and man's role in defining it. According to Leakey and Lewin, man and his surrounding species are end products of history and chance. Now, however, humans have the unique opportunity to recognize their influence on the global ecosystem, and consciously steer the outcome in order to avoid triggering an unimaginable upheaval.

The Sixth Extinction: Patterns of Life and the Future of Humankind

RICHARD E. LEAKEY

Social Sciences

DOUBLEDAY

Origins

What New Discoveries Reveal about the Emergence of Our Species and it's Possible Future

History

E.P.Dutton Pub.

Origins of the human race, anthropology book has over 100 illustrations in full color. Softcover by Richard E. Leakey.

E.P.Dutton

Origins: The Emergence and Evolution of Our Species and Its Possible Future

Principles of Human Evolution: A Core Textbook

LEWIN

John Wiley&Sons

Complexity theory is destined to be the dominant scientific trend of the last decade. But what is it? It is the unifying theory which states that at the root of all complex systems lie a few simple rules. This revolutionary technique can explain any kind of complex system - multinational corporations, or mass extinctions, or ecosystems such as rainforests, or human consciousness. All are built on the same few rules. In Roger Lewin's immensely readable study the leading Complexity theorists tell the story in their own words. None of the sciences can ever be the same again.

Complexity : Life at the Edge of Chaos

Phoenix Paperbacks

This long awaited core textbook in the study of evolution takes a similar approach to the subject as does Roger Lewin's classic text, Human Evolution, but goes a step further. The many important discoveries and new evidence that have emerged since the last edition of Human Evolution make this new text a timely and necessary addition to any introductory evolution course. 
<ul> <li>Coverage of the three new species of early human discovered in recent years. 
</li> <li>Discussion of the new fossil and genetic evidence on the origin of modern humans. 
</li> <li>An entire chapter on the Neanderthals. 
</li> <li>A full treatment of modern evolutionary theory. 
</li> <li>Extensive coverage of recent advances in molecular and morphological systematics.</li> </ul>

wiley

Principles of Human Evolution

Robert A. Foley

Wiley/Blackwell

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