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Before the dawn

Nicholas Wade

2006314 pagesabout 5–7 hours
2006
first published
  • 2006Penguin Press · ENGISBN 9781594200793
  • 2008Penguin Group USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781429513777
  • 2007Penguin (Non-Classics) · 314 pages · ENGISBN 9780143038320

Nicholas Wade's articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the New York Times. In his groundbreaking Before the Dawn, Wade reveals humanity's origins as never before—a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language like? How large were the first societies, and how warlike were they? When did our ancestors first leave Africa, and by what route did they leave? By eloquently solving these and numerous other mysteries, Wade offers nothing less than a uniquely complete retelling of a story that began 500 centuries ago.

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