A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens 1615196048, 9781615196043

Why aren’t we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how “wise” Homo sapiens really are.

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How Homo Became Sapiens: On the Evolution of Thinking 0198528515, 9780198528517
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 9780062316097
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Humanimal: How Homo sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History [Hardcover ed.] 1615195319, 9781615195312
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