The Journey of Man

Sep 22, 2024 3:22 PM

Author:Spencer Wells

The Journey of Man

Around 60,000 years ago, a man, identical to us in all important respects, walked the soil of Africa. Every man alive today is descended from him. How did he come to be father to all of us - a real-life Adam? And why do we come in such a huge variety of sizes, shapes, types and races if we all share a single prehistoric ancestor?

In this fascinating book, Spencer Wells shows how the truth about our ancestors is hidden in our genetic code, and reveals how developments in the cutting-edge science of population genetics have made it possible not just to discover where our ancestors lived (and who they may have fought, loved, learned from and influence) but to create a family tree for the whole of humanity.

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You will certainly never take the miracle of the senses for granted again

—— Dr James Le Fanu , The Tablet

Sheldrake uses many case studies, along with scientific theory, to support his research, and the result is, quite literally, mind-expanding

—— The Good Book Guide

Dr Rupert Sheldrake continues to chart a new course in our understanding ...The application of this understanding has the potential to heal our world

—— Deepak Chopra, M.D.

[Sheldrake's] genius lies in his taking well-attested anecdotal phenomena like telepathy, the sense of being stared at and anticipating alarm calls, then puts them to the scientific test. In doing so his work not only extends - indeed stretches - the mind, it extends science in a new and creative direction.

—— David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review

more than a book, this in an intellectual curiosity

—— Independent on Sunday

Lucid, accessible and engaging

—— Glasgow Herald

A dazzlingly informed book... I can promise you'll be amazed

—— Bill Bryson, Daily Express

Rose has a subtle mind, a prose style of great clarity and a civilised and compassionate approach to what neuroscience tells us about human nature

—— Sunday Times

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