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Ornstein, Robert; Burke, James The Axemaker's Gift: A Double-Edged History of Human Culture
Putnam Pub Group 1995 0399140883 / 9780399140884 Hard Cover Fine Fine Dewan, Ted
Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Illustrated. Price inside dustcover: $27.95. Tight spine, bright pages. 349 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - At the close of this century of creativity and discovery, humanists and scientists alike wonder: How could human beings in all their brilliance - those "axemakers" with the genius to invent, lead, inspire, heal, design - have brought the world to the brink of destruction? The answers can be found in The Axemaker's Gift, an imaginative and brilliantly informed double-edged history of human culture. James Burke, a leading expert on the interaction of technology and society, and Robert Ornstein, a pioneer in charting the evolution of consciousness, show how the interaction between innovation and the brain has continually reshaped the world and, more important, the way we think. Annotation In this journey through human culture, historian James Burke and psychologist Robert Ornstein take a look at history, seeking to explain how the most innovative and brilliant animal ever could have both invented so much and landed us in the precarious spot we are in today, with resources shrinking, population ballooning, and the ecosystem in trouble.
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