Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are

Sagan, Carl & Ann Druyan

ISBN 10: 0394534816 / ISBN 13: 9780394534817

Published by Random House, New York, 1992

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8vo, 505 pp.

Seller Inventory # 048830

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394534816
• ISBN 13: 9780394534817
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biology

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Synopsis

The best-selling authors of Cosmos investigate the origins of human life on Earth, reconstructing the links in the evolutionary chain from the primordial soup to early hominid ancestors. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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ng...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a discussion of human nature and teh complex traces ofhumankind's evolutionary past...It is an amazing story masterfully told."<br>FINANCIAL TIMES (LONDON)<br>World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a ROOTS for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits--self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics--are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS is a triumph of popular science.<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>