This is a pretty interesting book, overall, in which the scientific researcher, Svante Paabo, what about his research over the last 30 years or so and trying to help us understand the relationship between modern humans and the Neanderthals. There is still the age-old question about “why did modern humans survive and Neanderthal man going extinct”?
Even though this book is highly scientific in nature, is still tells a great story of the early beginnings of human beings, their various lineages throughout the millennia that eventually led to modern man. Paabo did a lot of testing, analyzing of DNA samples to try to find similarities and differences in “what does it mean to be human”?
The book is a little bit lengthy, and it drags on in some parts, especially when it gets overly scientific, but for the most part, it tells a great story of our history, and how we came to be.
If you want a good look into the early beginnings of human beings as we emerged from the continent of Africa, populated Europe, obviously encountered the Neanderthals, and then spread throughout the rest of the world, this would be a great book for you.
James Donaldson is a Washington State University graduate (’79). After an outstanding basketball career with WSU, he went on to play professional basketball in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, San Diego/L.A. Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz. He also played for several teams in the European Leagues in Spain, Italy, and Greece, and he toured with The Harlem Globetrotters to wrap up his career. James was an NBA All-Star in 1988 while playing center for the Dallas Mavericks. In 2006, James was inducted into the Pac-10 Sports Hall of Fame and also the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, James was elected as a board member for the NBA Retired Players Association.
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In 2010, James was the recipient of the NBA Legends of Basketball ABC Award, awarded for outstanding contributions in Athletics–Business–Community.
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