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Lucy
- Narrator
- Donald C. Johanson
- Publish Date
- 18 February 2020
- Run Time
- 14 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The story of the discovery of “Lucy”—the oldest, best-preserved skeleton of any erect-walking human ancestor ever found.
When Donald Johanson found a partial skeleton, approximately 3.5 million years old, in a remote region of Ethiopia in 1974, a headline-making controversy was launched that continues today. Bursting with all the suspense and intrigue of a fast-paced adventure novel, here is Johanson’s lively account of the extraordinary discovery of “Lucy.”
By expounding the controversial change Lucy makes in our view of human origins, Johanson provides a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the history of paleoanthropology and the colorful, eccentric characters who were and are a part of it. Never before have the mystery and intricacy of our origins been so clearly and compellingly explained as in this astonishing and dramatic book.
Critics Review
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“One of the most compelling scientific investigations ever undertaken.”
New York Times Book Review
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“A riveting real-life saga of scientific detection.”
Cosmopolitan
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“Johanson is doing for the earth what Carl Sagan has done for the Cosmos.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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“A glorious success…The science manages to be as exciting and spellbinding as the juiciest gossip.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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“There is a youthful vitality in Johanson’s story, a combination of romantic fervor, gee whiz, inexperience, adventure, even danger.”
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Details
- Author
- Donald C. Johanson, Maitland Edey
- Narrator
- Donald C. Johanson
- Duration
- 14 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 February 2020
- ISBN
- 9781094102689
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Anthropology, Science: general issues, Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest
Synopsis
The story of the discovery of “Lucy”—the oldest, best-preserved skeleton of any erect-walking human ancestor ever found.When Donald Johanson found a partial skeleton, approximately 3.5 million years old, in a remote region of Ethiopia in 1974, a headline-making controversy was launched that continues today. Bursting with all the suspense and intrigue of a fast-paced adventure novel, here is Johanson’s lively account of the extraordinary discovery of “Lucy.”By expounding the controversial change Lucy makes in our view of human origins, Johanson provides a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the history of paleoanthropology and the colorful, eccentric characters who were and are a part of it. Never before have the mystery and intricacy of our origins been so clearly and compellingly explained as in this astonishing and dramatic book.
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