Survival of the Friendliest
Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity
by Brian Hare
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
A powerful new theory of human nature suggests that our unique friendliness is the secret to our success as a species.For most of the approximately 300,000 years that Homo sapiens have existed, we have shared the planet with at least four other types of humans. All of these were smart, strong, and inventive. But around 50,000 years ago, Homo sapien...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
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“The first of my personal book club recommendations: Survival of the Friendliest. A book for our times. @bharedogguy #SurvivalofFriendliest”
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