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22 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·37% reader overlap with Social Theory Books

1. Ancient Bones
Madelaine Böhme, Aimée Ayotte
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
2. Neanderthal Man
Svante Pääbo
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
3. The Anthropology Book
DK, D.K. Publishing
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
4. Almost Human
Lee Berger, John Hawks
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
5. Evolution Gone Wrong
Alex Bezzerides, Joe Knezevich
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
6. The Arrogant Ape
Christine Webb, Christine E. Webb
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
7. Humankind
Rutger Bregman, Erica Moore
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Shelf signal: Social Theory
8. Reading the Bones
Marc Aronson, John S. Mead
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Shelf signal: Archaeology for Kids
9. Gods of the Upper Air
Charles King
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
10. A Companion to Paleopathology
Anne L. Grauer
Fits this list for its focus on physical.
Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
11. First Steps
Jeremy DeSilva
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
12. How to Build a Human
Pamela S. Turner, John Gurche
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
13. The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere
Paulette F. C. Steeves, Kristin Aikin Salada
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
14. Bone Voyage
Stanley Rhine
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
15. Still Life With Bones
Alexa Hagerty
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Shelf signal: Serial Killers
16. Lost Worlds
Patrick Wyman
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
17. The Goodness Paradox
Richard Wrangham, Richard W. Wrangham
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
18. Skull in the Rock, the
Marc Aronson
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Shelf signal: Physical Anthropology
19. Eve
Cat Bohannon
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Shelf signal: Anatomy & Physiology for Teens
20. Illustrated History of Primatology
Matthew Richardson
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Shelf signal: Mammal Biology
21. The Intimate Animal
Justin R. Garcia PhD PhD, Matt Godfrey
Included for strong love alignment with this physical list.
Shelf signal: Marriage & Family
22. De-civilisation
Chloë Duckworth, Dr. Chloë N. Duckworth
Included for strong survival alignment with this physical list.
Shelf signal: How Cultures Work
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