Evolution. Java Man Piltdown Man Peking ManGreat overview of fossil finds in the search for the missing link.
Really interesting and well written, though quite often the sheer scope means that things are confusing and ocassionaly shallow. The best part is the first chapters, on the independence of African countries over the course 50s and 60s. It manages to really give a sense of the sheer epic scope of the...
Book is an ok read, with a few interesting facts. From the title it seems to be a far more interesting book than it actually turned out to be. A big negative: is a one sided attempt to put Africa as the place of our origin. It lacks depth. Having said that, for a person starting on the subject, it i...