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ISBN
9780465020416
Book Title
Catching Fire : How Cooking Made Us Human
Item Length
8.2in
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication Year
2010
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Richard Wrangham
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Cooking, Science, Social Science
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Anthropology / Physical, History, Anthropology / General, Fire Science
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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The groundbreaking theory of how fire and food drove the evolution of modern humans Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man , the evolution and world-wide dispersal of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire , renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangham shows that the shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evolution. Once our hominid ancestors began cooking their food, the human digestive tract shrank and the brain grew. Time once spent chewing tough raw food could be sued instead to hunt and to tend camp. Cooking became the basis for pair bonding and marriage, created the household, and even led to a sexual division of labor. In short, once our ancestors adapted to using fire, humanity began. Tracing the contemporary implications of our ancestors' diets, Catching Fire sheds new light on how we came to be the social, intelligent, and sexual species we are today. A pathbreaking new theory of human evolution, Catching Fire will provoke controversy and fascinate anyone interested in our ancient origins-or in our modern eating habits.

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Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465020410
ISBN-13
9780465020416
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84521140

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Book Title
Catching Fire : How Cooking Made Us Human
Author
Richard Wrangham
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Anthropology / Physical, History, Anthropology / General, Fire Science
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Cooking, Science, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Gn799.F6w73 2010
Grade from
Eighth Grade
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College Graduate Student
Reviews
Seed Magazine "...makes a convincing case for the importance of cooking in the human diet, finding a connection between our need to eat cooked food in order to survive and our preference for soft foods. The popularity of Wonderbread, the digestion of actual lumps of meat, and the dangers of indulging our taste buds all feature in this expository romp through our gustatory evolution." Discover Magazine "...fascinating..." The New York Times "'Catching Fire' is a plain-spoken and thoroughly gripping scientific essay that presents nothing less than a new theory of human evolution...one that Darwin (among others) simply missed." Slate.com "Brilliant... a fantastically weird way of looking at evolutionary change." The San Francisco Chronicle "As new angles go, it's pretty much unbeatable." The Washington Post "Wrangham draws together previous studies and theories from disciplines as diverse as anthropology, biology, chemistry, sociology and literature into a cogent and compelling argument." Texas Observer "Wrangham's attention to the most subtle of behaviors keeps the reader enrapt...a compelling picture, and one that I now contemplate every time I turn on my stove.", Matt Ridley, author of Genome and The Agile Gene "Cooking completely transformed the human race, allowing us to live on the ground, develop bigger brains and smaller mouths, and invent specialized sex roles. This notion is surprising, fresh and, in the hands of Richard Wrangham, utterly persuasive. He brings to bear evidence from chimpanzees, fossils, food labs, and dieticians. Big, new ideas do not come along often in evolution these days, but this is one." Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue Bible and How to Grill ; host of Primal Grill "A book of startling originality and breathtaking erudition. Drawing on disciplines as diverse as anthropology, sociology, biology, chemistry, physics, literature, nutrition, and cooking, Richard Wrangham addresses two simple but very profound questions: How did we evolve from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens, and what makes us human? The answer can be found at your barbecue grill and I dare say it will surprise you." Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore's Dilemma " Catching Fire is convincing in argument and impressive in its explanatory power. A rich and important book.", Publishers Weekly "[A] fascinating study.... Wrangham''s lucid, accessible treatise ranges across nutritional science, Paleontology and studies of ape behavior and hunter-gatherer societies; the result is a tour de force of natural history and a profound analysis of cooking''s role in daily life." Kirkus Reviews "An innovative argument that cooked food led to the rise of modern Homo sapiens.... Experts will debate Wrangham's thesis, but most readers will be convinced by this lucid, simulating foray into popular anthropology." The Harvard Brain "With clear and engaging prose, Catching Fire addresses a key and enduring scientific issue central to the quest to understand our species. It offers new insights for anyone interested in human evolution, history, anthropology, nutrition, and for everyone interested in food." Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University "In this thoroughly researched and marvelously well written book, Richard Wrangham has convincingly supplied a missing piece in the evolutionary origin of humanity." Matt Ridley, author of Genome and The Agile Gene "Cooking completely transformed the human race, allowing us to live on the ground, develop bigger brains and smaller mouths, and invent specialized sex roles. This notion is surprising, fresh and, in the hands of Richard Wrangham, utterly persuasive. He brings to bear evidence from chimpanzees, fossils, food labs, and dieticians. Big, new ideas do not come along often in evolution these days, but this is one." Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue Bible and How to Grill ; host of Primal Grill "A book of startling originality and breathtaking erudition. Drawing on disciplines as diverse as anthropology, sociology, biology, chemistry, physics, literature, nutrition, and cooking, Richard Wrangham addresses two simple but very profound questions: How did we evolve from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens, and what makes us human? The answer can be found at your barbecue grill and I dare say it will surprise you." Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore''s Dilemma " Catching Fire is convincing in argument and impressive in its explanatory power. A rich and important book." Seed Magazine "...makes a convincing case for the importance of cooking in the human diet, finding a connection between our need to eat cooked food in order to survive and our preference for soft foods. The popularity of Wonderbread, the digestion of actual lumps of meat, and the dangers of indulging our taste buds all feature in this expository romp through our gustatory evolution." Discover Magazine "...fascinating..." The New York Times "''Catching Fire' is a plain-spoken and thoroughly gripping scientific essay that presents nothing less than a new theory of human evolution...one that Darwin (among others) simply missed." Slate.com "Brilliant... a fantastically weird way of looking at evolutionary change." The San Francisco Chronicle "As new angles go, it''s pretty much unbeatable." The Washington Post "Wrangham draws together previous studies and theories from disciplines as diverse as anthropology, biology, chemistry, sociology and literature into a cogent and compelling argument." Texas Observer "Wrangham's attention to the most subtle of behaviors keeps the reader enrapt...a compelling picture, and one that I now contemplate every time I turn on my stove." Providence Journal "Richard Wrangham presents, Publishers Weekly "[A] fascinating study.... Wrangham's lucid, accessible treatise ranges across nutritional science, Paleontology and studies of ape behavior and hunter-gatherer societies; the result is a tour de force of natural history and a profound analysis of cooking's role in daily life." Kirkus Reviews "An innovative argument that cooked food led to the rise of modern Homo sapiens.... Experts will debate Wrangham's thesis, but most readers will be convinced by this lucid, simulating foray into popular anthropology." The Harvard Brain "With clear and engaging prose, Catching Fire addresses a key and enduring scientific issue central to the quest to understand our species. It offers new insights for anyone interested in human evolution, history, anthropology, nutrition, and for everyone interested in food." Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University "In this thoroughly researched and marvelously well written book, Richard Wrangham has convincingly supplied a missing piece in the evolutionary origin of humanity."
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  • by 8Sjt4kDnQtG@Deleted
    Jul 16, 2013

    An Eye Opener

    Interesting book. I brought it as a required text for a class. The teacher gave us specific questions and we were required to thoroughly read each chapter...and then we had a class discussion about it. First know that...I understand that he was informing the reader of how cooking affected the brain and the small intestine. But looking at the other points he made in the book, I have some thoughts about it. First, I found some points to agree with the author. He stated several health benefits about eating a vegetarian or vegan or raw diet. But, for the most part, he did not think that this was the way to consume food because of the amount of time it would take to chew the raw food. Well...I do agree that meat should be cooked and veggies raw to lightly steamed. He STRONGLY ...

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