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Human Development

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Human origins, evolution, genetics, anthropology

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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

by Adam Rutherford, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Elizabeth Garay First published in 2016 — 15 editions work
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Geneticist Adam Rutherford uses population genetics to explain human development and genetic traits. A fascinating read! Top notch
Who we are and how we got here: ancient DNA and the new science of the human past

by David Reich edition

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Before the dawn: recovering the lost history of our ancestors

by Nicholas Wade edition

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Many inferred developments from anthropological and fossil records, such as when humans started losing body hair based on when body lice differentiated (head lice, pubic lice). Gets into some racial weirdness, but still a good read
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari, Daniel Casanave, David Vandermeulen, Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat, Joandomènec Ros i Aragonès, Andoni Sagarna, Xabier Kintana, and David Casanave First published in 2011 — 85 editions work
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Origin

by Jennifer Raff First published in 2021 — 4 editions work

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Focused on genetic evidence of early humans of the American continents
The Chalice and the Blade

by Riane Tennenhaus Eisler First published in 1988 — 8 editions work

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Evidence based anthropological work that challenged the old ways of thinking about early cultures
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future

by David Attenborough and Jonnie Hughes First published in 2020 — 11 editions work

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The Beginnings of Western Science: The European Scientific Tradition in Philosophical, Religious, and Institutional Context, Prehistory A.D. 1450, Second Edition

by David C. Lindberg edition

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The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move

by Sonia Shah First published in 2020 — 2 editions work

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This covers so much ground: from movement of earliest plants and animals to man's travels in and out of Africa, to contemporary migration issues. There is a wealth of information covering worlds of knowledge. Picked this title up casually with little interest in it, but I could not put it down. For example, did you know humanity did not understand bird migration until radar was developed during World War II? It seems so obvious to us today. Highly recommend this captivating book.
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Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect

by Paul R. Ehrlich First published in 2000 — 3 editions work
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Ehrlich is controversial and was flat-out wrong about population dynamics, but there is some decent science here
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Significant others

by Craig B. Stanford First published in 2001 — 3 editions work

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The Blank Slate

by Steven Pinker, Victor Bevine, Roc Filella Escolà, and ʻImanuʾel Loṭem First published in 2002 — 24 editions work

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The Origin of Humankind

by Richard E. Leakey First published in 1996 — 1 edition work

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The violinist's thumb

by Sam Kean First published in 2012 — 12 editions work

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Anything by Kean is a great read
The Symbolic Species

by Terrence W. Deacon First published in 1998 — 4 editions work

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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World

by Maryanne Wolf First published in 2018 — 5 editions work

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Origins of Creativity

by Edward Osborne Wilson First published in 2017 — 3 editions work

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Our inner ape

by Frans De Waal First published in 2005 — 3 editions work

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The invisible history of the human race

by Christine Kenneally First published in 2014 — 3 editions work

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Breath

by James Nestor, Arnau Figueras Deulofeu, and Nelly Ganancia First published in 2020 — 9 editions work

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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

by Matthew Walker edition

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You are Not So Smart

by David Mcraney First published in 2012 — 1 edition work

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The Mismeasure of Man

by Stephen Jay Gould, Joandomènec Ros, Ricardo Pochtar, and Antonio Desmonts First published in 1981 — 23 editions work
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Gods of the Upper Air

by Charles King First published in 2019 — 2 editions work

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Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century

by Charles King edition

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The Great Human Diasporas: The History of Diversity and Evolution (Helix Books)

by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza edition

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The Social Conquest of Earth

by Edward Osborne Wilson First published in 2012 — 2 editions work

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Ancient Inventions

by Peter James First published in 1995 — 2 editions work
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Acquiring Genomes

by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan First published in 2003 — 1 edition work

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The Better Half

by Sharon Moalem First published in 2020 — 8 editions work

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The origin of humankind

by Richard E. Leakey First published in 1994 — 3 editions work

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Mapping human history

by Steve Olson First published in 2002 — 8 editions work
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The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos

by Leonard Mlodinow First published in 2015 — 10 editions work

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The clock of ages

by John Medina First published in 1996 — 1 edition work
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Neanderthal Man In Search Of Lost Genomes

by P Bo Svante First published in 2013 — 1 edition work

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Your inner fish

by Neil Shubin First published in 2008 — 10 editions work

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The origins of creativity

by Edward Osborne Wilson First published in 2017 — 1 edition work

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Our Inner Ape

by Frans De Waal First published in 2005 — 3 editions work

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