{"product_id":"origin-of-humankind-richard-leakey-9780465053131","title":"Origin of Humankind","description":"\"The name Leakey is synonymous with the study of human origins,\" wrote \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e The renowned family of paleontologists -- Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, and their son Richard Leakey -- has vastly expanded our understanding of human evolution. \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Humankind\u003c\/i\u003e is Richard Leakey's personal view of the development of Homo Sapiens. At the heart of his new picture of evolution is the introduction of a heretical notion: once the first apes walked upright, the evolution of modern humans became possible and perhaps inevitable. From this one evolutionary step comes all the other evolutionary refinements and distinctions that set the human race apart from the apes. In fascinating sections on how and why modern humans developed a social organization, culture, and personal behavior, Leakey has much of interest to say about the development of art, language, and human consciousness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Leakey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465053130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465053131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.20w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1996 pg. 44","brand":"Richard Leakey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995540619519,"sku":"9780465053131","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_856b6e02-de0c-41ff-b18e-0c7162cda0db.jpg?v=1683336396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/origin-of-humankind-richard-leakey-9780465053131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}