Added by: zabanbaz | Karma: 1288.64 | Audio, Audiobooks, Other | 2 September 2018
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Origins of the Human Mind [Audiobook
With the latest advancements in both our understanding of the brain and the technology we use to look inside it, scientists have vastly improved their understanding of the human mind. Now, more so than at any other point in human history, we can better explain and describe how the human mind has evolved, both on the scale of our entire species from the dawn of humanity to the present, and on the individual level from birth to adulthood.
The Fifth Beginning: What Six Million Years of Human History Can Tell Us about Our Future
“I have seen yesterday. I know tomorrow.” This inscription in Tutankhamun’s tomb summarizes The Fifth Beginning. Here, archaeologist Robert L. Kelly explains how the study of our cultural past can predict the future of humanity.
Captain Jackson Wolfe never thought he'd see the end of the Phage War in his lifetime. The enemy was too powerful, too numerous, and utterly determined to exterminate humanity.
Added by: miaow | Karma: 8463.40 | Other | 6 July 2016
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From the restorative powers of chicken soup on a sick day to the warmth of a bowl of chowder on a wintry night, there is no food quite as comforting and emblematic of home as soup. Soup, as Janet Clarkson tells us, is the first true culinary creation of humanity, and it has made a long journey from the prehistoric cave to the kitchen table and the white linens of Michelin-starred restaurants.
Understanding the events that have come before us and how they have shaped the world we live in is a fascinating subject. So often, we focus on specifi c dates such as 1066, 1215, 1914 and 1945, but there’s so much more – going back so much further – that should be recognised. In Volume 1 of this book, we take you from ancient civilisations to medieval times, covering the origins of humanity and ancient Egypt to the rise of the Roman empire and the emergence of the Vikings. • DOCUMENTING THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD •