Contains the autobiographical memoirs of Charles Darwin in which he shares stories of his youth and family, and focuses on his public career and achievements in science.
Full-color illustrations present three-dimensional reconstructions of what anthropologists and paleontologists believe to be early species of humans on the earth.
A fictionalized account of the life of Charles Darwin that speculates about how he developed his theory of evolution and what personal secrets he was hiding from the world.
how we know what we think we know about human evolution
Tattersall, Ian
1995
A survey of the study of human evolution, offering a history of fossil discoveries and an insider's look at how the finds have been interpreted and misinterpreted through time.
Biologist Ernst Mayr defends the Darwinian explanations of biology, explaining contemporary models of evolution for those who accept evolution but are not sure Darwin's explanation is correct.
Surveys human evolution, from the first toolmakers, Australopithecus and Homo habilis, through the Ice Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, to the beginning of civilization and the first cities.