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Catching fire : how cooking made us human /

In this stunningly original book, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that "cooking" created the human race. At the heart of "Catching Fire" lies an explosive new idea: The habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the huma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wrangham, Richard W., 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2009]
Subjects:	Prehistoric peoples > Food. Roasting (Cooking) > History. Fire > History. Hearths, Prehistoric. Food habits > History.

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