Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings
by Virginia Morell
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0684801922
- ISBN 13
- 9780684801926
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This book is new, never read, no wear to covers, no markings on inner pages, spine intact no creases.
"In this fascinating and authoritative work, acclaimed science writer Virginia Morell brings to vivid life the famous and infamous Leakey family, pioneers in the field of paleoanthropology: Louis Leakey, the patriarch, who persisted through initial scientific failures and scandal-ridden divorce to achieve spectacular success in digs throughout East Africa; Mary, his second wife, who worked alongside Louis as they made their outstanding discoveries at Olduvai Gorge and elsewhere; and Richard, their son, who ascended to the top of the field in his parents' wake, only to be threatened with both near-fatal illness and fierce professional rivalry. Morell transports us into the world of these compelling personalities, demonstrating how a small clan of highly talented and fiercely competitive people came to dominate an entire field of science and to contribute immeasurably to our understanding of the origins of humanity." Good Reads
"""Virginia Morell is an acclaimed science journalist and author. A contributing correspondent for Science, she has covered evolutionary and conservation biology since 1990. A passionate lover of the natural world and a creative thinker, her reporting keeps her in close communications with leading scientists in her fields of interest. Morell is also a regular contributor to National Geographic and Conde Nast Traveler. In 2004, her National Geographic article on climate change was a finalist for Best Environmental Article from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
In addition to her journalistic work, Morell is the author of three celebrated books. The New York Times awarded a Notable Book of the Year to Ancestral Passions, her dramatic biography of the famed Leakey family and their notable findings. Blue Nile, about her journey down the Blue Nile to Sudan, was a San Francisco Chronicle Best Travel Book. And The Washington Post listed Wildlife Wars, which she co-authored with Richard Leakey, as one of their Best Books of the Year."" Good Reads"
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- Bookseller
- Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 264-2023
- Title
- Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings
- Author
- Virginia Morell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- New new
- Jacket Condition
- new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684801922
- ISBN 13
- 9780684801926
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 638
- Size
- 24.1 x 16 cm
- Keywords
- Non-Fiction, Anthroplogy, Paleoanthropology, Human Evolution
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