Humans Volume Two of the Neanderthal Parallax |
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Author:
| Sawyer, Robert J. |
Read by:
| Sawyer, Robert J. Davis, Jonathan |
Series title: | The Neanderthal Parallax Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5012-9886-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
Publisher: | Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
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Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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In this Hugo-nominated novel, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit brings Canadian geneticist Mary Vaughan back to his world to explore the near-utopian civilization of the Neanderthals. Boddit serves as a Candide figure, the naive visitor whose ignorance about our society makes him a perfect tool to analyze human tendencies toward violence, over-population, and environmental degradation. The Neanderthals have developed a highly artistic, ethical, and scientific culture without ever...
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In this Hugo-nominated novel, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit brings Canadian geneticist Mary Vaughan back to his world to explore the near-utopian civilization of the Neanderthals. Boddit serves as a Candide figure, the naive visitor whose ignorance about our society makes him a perfect tool to analyze human tendencies toward violence, over-population, and environmental degradation. The Neanderthals have developed a highly artistic, ethical, and scientific culture without ever inventing farming - they're still hunters and gatherers - and this allows the author to make some interesting and generally unrecognized points about the downside of the discovery of agriculture.