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1	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals more books like this by Michael Pollan add to wishlist Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like to hunt and gather food, this is a surprisingly honest and self-aware account of the evolution of the modern diet. see all copies from £3.12! new only from £3.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies more books like this by Jared Diamond add to wishlist This history examines the influences of geography and environment on the development of civilization and seeks to find large patterns that might explain why, in the modern period, some groups seem to have significantly greater material wealth than others. The author is an evolutionary biologist and his scientific approach to human history draws ... see all copies from £6.24! new only from £9.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Chariots of the Gods more books like this by Erich Von Daniken add to wishlist In this bestseller, Erich von Daniken's puts forth the proposition that Earth may have been visited by aliens long ago, and points to archaeological phenomena as evidence. see all copies from £6.09! new only from £6.37!
4	Zeitoun more books like this by Dave Eggers add to wishlist When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a prosperous Syrian-American and father of four, chose to stay through the storm to protect his house and contracting business. In the days after the storm, he traveled the flooded streets in a secondhand canoe, passing on supplies and helping those he could. A week later, on ... see all copies from £12.37! new only from £12.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Race, Class, & Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study more books like this by Paula S Rothenberg add to wishlist IN see all copies from £5.58! new only from £9.31! \| first editions
6	The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal more books like this by Jared Diamond add to wishlist A provocative look at mankind's evolution from the ape into the complex creature we call human. By standards of other animals, our powerful civilization appears unique. So do many of our behaviors, including our sexual habits and the ways we select mates. Yet in many respects we are merely another species of ape--our genes are more than 98% ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.07! \| first editions
7	Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: Revised Edition more books like this by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D. add to wishlist The fifth-anniversary edition of the best-selling work on the development of racial identity. . Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the black kids sitting together-the white, Latino, Asian Pacific, and, in some regions, American Indian youth are clustered ... see all copies from £6.04! new only from £6.05! \| signed copies
8	Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization more books like this by Graham Hancock add to wishlist The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts. see all copies from £6.93! new only from £11.22! \| first editions
9	Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective more books like this by Gary P Ferraro add to wishlist This mainstream, comprehensive cultural anthropology text takes an applied perspective to the study of society's behavior. This application of anthropological knowledge, theory, and methods to the solution of specific societal problems is integrated throughout the text in such a manner that it shows the student what can be done with anthropology ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £6.20! \| first editions
10	Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge more books like this by William A Haviland add to wishlist Explore the most fascinating, creative, dangerous, and complex species alive today: you and your neighbors in the global village. With compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in far-flung places, the authors of "Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge" provide a holistic view of anthropology to help you make ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24!
11 view cover	The Savage Mind more books like this by Claude Lévi-Strauss add to wishlist "Every word, like a sacred object, has its place. No "precis" is possible. This extraordinary book must be read."--Edmund Carpenter, "New York Times Book Review " "No outline is possible; I can only say that reading this book is a most exciting intellectual exercise in which dialectic, wit, and imagination combine to stimulate and provoke at ... see all copies from £8.10! new only from £15.58! \| first editions
12 view cover	Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities more books like this by Lawrence Cunningham add to wishlist CULTURE AND VALUES, Fifth Edition continues to combine balanced coverage of literature, art, music, and philosophy with sociological insight into the daily life of the characters in the unfolding drama of Western civilization. Available in two volumes, or as an alternate single volume without readings, this text remains the most readable and ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £29.01! \| first editions
13 view cover	Communication Between Cultures more books like this by Larry A Samovar add to wishlist Provides students with an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and the practical skills for improving their communication with people from other cultures. The book includes numerous compelling examples that force students to examine their own assumptions and cultural biases. It is divided into four interrelated parts: Part I ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry more books like this by Bryan Sykes add to wishlist Offering a fascinating history of the world as revealed through genetics, a momentous scientific discovery reveals how all humans are descended from seven prehistoric women. see all copies from £6.13! new only from £9.34! \| first editions
15 view cover	Essentials of Physical Anthropology more books like this by Robert Jurmain add to wishlist This volume covers basic evolutionary theory, human genetics, growth and development, non-human primates, paleoanthropology, and modern population biology to illustrate the physical and behavioural evolution of human beings. see all copies from £3.43! new only from £28.23! \| first editions
16 view cover	The phenomenon of man more books like this by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin add to wishlist Visionary theologian and evolutionary theorist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect, and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile religion with the scientific theory of evolution. In this timeless book, which contains the quintessence of his thought, Teilhard argues that just as ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Yanomamo more books like this by Napoleon A Chagnon add to wishlist Based on the author's extensive fieldwork, this classic ethnography, now in its fifth edition, focuses on the Yanomamo. These truly remarkable South American people are one of the few primitive sovereign tribal societies left on earth. This new edition includes events and changes that have occurred since 1992, including a recent trip by the author ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £30.05!
18 view cover	Slaves in the Family more books like this by Edward Ball add to wishlist A personal history of slavery in the South, written by a descendant of South Carolina slaveowners who traced the histories of the slave families owned by his ancestors and searched out their descendants. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	A Larger Memory: A History of Our Diversity, with Voices more books like this by Ronald T Takaki add to wishlist A sweeping yet intimate history of the diverse individuals who, together, make up America. Ronald Takaki uses letters, diaries & oral histories to share their stories. Workers, immigrants, shopkeepers, women, children & others, their lives often separated by ethnic borders, speak side by side as Takaki frames their voices with his own text. see all copies from £6.33! new only from £13.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Cultural Anthropology more books like this by Barbara Miller add to wishlist Designed to give your students the extra support they need to succeed in your classroom, our Study Edition of Miller's Cultural Anthropology offers perforated chapter practice tests at the end of the textbook, an optional Practice Test Solutions Manual with access to professional tutoring, and an Instructor's Testing Manual with solutions to the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.20! \| first editions
21 view cover	Conformity & Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology more books like this by James P Spradley add to wishlist An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict continues to offer an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. The 37 articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The ... see all copies from £4.13! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
22 view cover	Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology more books like this by Conrad Phillip Kottak add to wishlist Written by a prominent scholar in the field, this concise, up-to-date introduction to cultural anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics with contemporary changes in the field. Since no single or monolithic theoretical perspective orients this book, instructors with a wide range of views and approaches can use it effectively. The ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.20! \| first editions
23 view cover	Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society more books like this by Janet L Abu-Lughod add to wishlist A beautifully-written--almost poetic--ethnography of the Bedouins in Egypt as well as a study of gender relations through analysis of their oral lyric poetry. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £14.34! \| first editions
24 view cover	Christmas Around the World more books like this by Mary D Lankford add to wishlist Join the creators of Hopscotch Around the World as they sample symbols, celebrations, and foods that make Christmas so special in 12 richly diverse countries. A section of craft ideas invites readers to create Christmas traditions of their own.' see all copies from £6.06! new only from £6.35! \| first editions
25 view cover	Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter more books like this by Steven Johnson add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "Mind Wide Open" comes a groundbreaking assessment of popular culture as it's never been considered before: through the lens of intelligence. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions

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