{"product_id":"masters-of-the-planet-ian-tattersall-9781137278302","title":"Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifty thousand years ago--merely a blip in evolutionary time--our \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e to become masters of the planet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIan Tattersall, curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special. Surveying a vast field from initial bipedality to language and intelligence, Tattersall argues that \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e acquired a winning combination of traits that was not the result of long-term evolutionary refinement. Instead, the final result emerged quickly, shocking our world and changing it forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Tattersall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1137278307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781137278302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.50w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2014 pg. 39","brand":"Ian Tattersall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996208759039,"sku":"9781137278302","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a8056b7-4144-4c29-bc1d-dd6bfaf290b2.jpg?v=1683340365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/masters-of-the-planet-ian-tattersall-9781137278302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}