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  1. Gods of the Upper Air

    1. Gods of the Upper Air

    Charles King
    Included for strong best alignment with this physical list.
  2. Almost Human

    2. Almost Human

    Lee Berger, John Hawks
    Included for strong history alignment with this physical list.
  3. The Arrogant Ape

    3. The Arrogant Ape

    Christine E. Webb
    Included for strong science alignment with this physical list.
  4. Reading the Bones

    4. Reading the Bones

    Marc Aronson, John S. Mead
    Included for strong kids alignment with this physical list.
  5. Dinner With King Tut

    5. Dinner With King Tut

    Sam Kean
    Included for strong social alignment with this physical list.
  6. Neanderthal Man

    6. Neanderthal Man

    Svante Pääbo
    Included for strong science alignment with this physical list.
  7. Skull in the Rock, the

    7. Skull in the Rock, the

    Marc Aronson
    Included for strong kids alignment with this physical list.
  8. Eve

    8. Eve

    Cat Bohannon
    Included for strong history alignment with this physical list.
  9. A Companion to Paleopathology

    9. A Companion to Paleopathology

    Anne L. Grauer
    Fits this list for its focus on physical.
  10. How to Build a Human

    10. How to Build a Human

    Pamela S. Turner, John Gurche
    Included for strong kids alignment with this physical list.
  11. Still Life With Bones

    11. Still Life With Bones

    Alexa Hagerty
    Included for strong history alignment with this physical list.
  12. The Anthropology Book

    12. The Anthropology Book

    DK, D.K. Publishing
    Included for strong economics alignment with this physical list.
  13. First Steps

    13. First Steps

    Jeremy DeSilva
    Included for strong book club alignment with this physical list.
  14. The Goodness Paradox

    14. The Goodness Paradox

    Richard W. Wrangham
    Included for strong social alignment with this physical list.
  15. The Human Species: an Introduction to Biological Anthropology

    15. The Human Species: an Introduction to Biological Anthropology

    John H. Relethford
    Fits this list for its focus on physical.
  16. The Old Way

    16. The Old Way

    Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
    Included for strong ancient alignment with this physical list.
  17. Lost Worlds

    17. Lost Worlds

    Patrick Wyman
    Included for strong history alignment with this physical list.
  18. Survival of the Friendliest

    18. Survival of the Friendliest

    Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods
    Included for strong political alignment with this physical list.
  19. Curious Behavior

    19. Curious Behavior

    Robert R. Provine
    Included for strong psychology alignment with this physical list.
  20. Illustrated History of Primatology

    20. Illustrated History of Primatology

    Matthew Richardson
    Included for strong study alignment with this physical list.
  21. The Journey of Man

    21. The Journey of Man

    Spencer Wells
    Included for strong science alignment with this physical list.
  22. The Intimate Animal

    22. The Intimate Animal

    Justin R. Garcia
    Included for strong love alignment with this physical list.
  23. Man the Hunted

    23. Man the Hunted

    Donna Hart, Robert W. Sussman
    Strong fit for this physical list in the physical lane.
  24. Footprints of Schizophrenia

    24. Footprints of Schizophrenia

    Steven Lesk M.D.
    Strong fit for this physical list in the schizophrenia lane.

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