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In this gustatory tour of human history, John S. Allen demonstrates that the everyday activity of eating offers deep insights into human beings’ biological an
The Omnivore's Dilemma
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Authors: Michael Pollan
Categories: Health & Fitness
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The Lives of the Brain
Language: en
Pages: 351
Authors: John S. Allen
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-15 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are w
Traces of an Omnivore
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Pages: 256
Authors: Paul Shepard
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-03 - Publisher: Island Press

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Paul Shepard is one of the most profound and original thinkers of our time. He has helped define the field of human ecology, and has played a vital role in the
The Mind Thing
Language: en
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Authors: Fredric Brown
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-29 - Publisher: Gateway

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"HE" was really an "IT" He was incapable of love or mercy, or hate. And he certainly never felt the lack. He was almost pure thought. He was just doing what he