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Tamed
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Tamed
£11.29
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**''A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.'' BRIAN COX****''Will appeal to fans of Yuval Noah Harari''s Sapiens''. Mail on Sunday **The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies.Dogs became our companionsWheat fed a booming populationCattle gave us meat and milkMaize fuelled the growth of empiresPotatoes brought us feast and famineChickens led us to wonder about tomorrowRice promised us a golden futureHorses gave us strength and speedApples travelled with usHUMANS TAMED THEM ALLFor hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals to stay alive – until they began to tame them.Combining archaeology and cutting-edge genetics, Tamed tells the story of the greatest revolution in human history and reveals the fascinating origins of ten crucial domesticated species; and how they, in turn, transformed us. In a world creaking under the strain of human activity, Alice Roberts urges us to look again at our relationship with the natural world – and our huge influence upon it.AN ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY ''BOOK OF THE YEAR'' 2017
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| Author | Alice Roberts |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781786090010 |
| Item Height | 2.7 |
| Item Length | 12.8 |
| Item Width | 19.7 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
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