Anthropology

The Book of Lost Languages: An Epic Quest to Decipher the Past

'Brilliantly conveys the thrill of connecting with the ancient world' ALEX BELLOS'All the drama of a...

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€23.20

Rare Tongues: The Secret Stories of Hidden Languages

‘The most delightful parts of Rare Tongues are the most eccentric… extremely interesting.’ – The Sco...

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€16.40

The Powerful Primate: How Homo Sapiens Came to Dominate the Planet

Why are humans the most feared predator in the world? Over five million years ago, a group of pr...

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€31.40

Neanderthals Among Us: The Making of a Prehistoric Human

Why are we so obsessed with a group of archaic humans who disappeared 40,000 years ago? ‘A rich...

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€35.20

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

Roughly half the world’s population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known a...

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€26.20

Hunting: The Pursuit That Shaped Humanity

From an acclaimed archaeological writer, a worldwide history of hunting “Offers a comprehensive, au...

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€31.40

Speed: How it Explains the World

'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates‘There is perhaps no other academi...

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€16.30

The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya

The Four Heavens brings to life the cultural and visual splendor of the ancient Maya, drawing on the...

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€37.00

Shamanism: The Timeless Religion

What are the origins of shamanism and what is its future? Do shamans believe in their powers? What e...

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€16.50

A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think

2024, Winner of the PROSE Award in Language and Linguistics An award-winning look at the...

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€22.00

The Shortest History of Sex

‘Superb... Baker helps make sense of the revolutionary changes in sexual behaviour taking place toda...

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€13.50

Celtic Magic: A Practitioner's Guide

Druids and divination, curses and charms: the Celtic world was filled with magic and intrigue - but...

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€18.90

The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction

‘Brilliant’ – The Times‘Hugely informative and entertaining’ – New Scientist‘Put this at the head of...

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€14.80

Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence

The god Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him...

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€29.40

Asklepios: Archetypal Image of the Physician's Existence

To the physicians of classical antiquity, Asklepios was the ideal of their existence as healers. In...

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€26.60

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