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by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

This popular science text examines the evolutionary origins of human traits, tracing their development through biological history and kinship with other animals. It explores how behaviours such as self-awareness and social structures are rooted in the deep past.

Accession 5727 ISBN 195085140 Publisher Random House
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