{"product_id":"masters-of-the-planet-paperback","title":"Masters of the Planet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Tattersall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty thousand years ago--merely a blip in evolutionary time--our \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e to become masters of the planet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIan Tattersall, curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special. Surveying a vast field from initial bipedality to language and intelligence, Tattersall argues that \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e acquired a winning combination of traits that was not the result of long-term evolutionary refinement. Instead, the final result emerged quickly, shocking our world and changing it forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Tattersall, PhD, is a curator in the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he co-curates the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins. He is the acknowledged leader of the human fossil record, and has won several awards, including the Institute of Human Origins Lifetime Achievement Award. Tattersall has appeared on \u003ci\u003eCharlie Rose\u003c\/i\u003e and NPR's \u003ci\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArchaeology\u003c\/i\u003e. He's been widely cited by the media, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC, MSNBC, and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e. Tattersall is the author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming Human\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.95 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772715368736,"sku":"9781137278302","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/342ea2478847267deac493e0ac701780.webp?v=1780412283","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/masters-of-the-planet-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}