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Humans

Written by: Robert J. Sawyer
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Robert J. Sawyer
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Publisher's Summary

In this Hugo-nominated novel, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit brings Canadian geneticist Mary Vaughan back to his world to explore the near-utopian civilization of the Neanderthals. Boddit serves as a Candide figure, the naive visitor whose ignorance about our society makes him a perfect tool to analyze human tendencies toward violence, over-population, and environmental degradation. The Neanderthals have developed a highly artistic, ethical, and scientific culture without ever inventing farming - they're still hunters and gatherers - and this allows the author to make some interesting and generally unrecognized points about the downside of the discovery of agriculture.

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©2003 by Robert J. Sawyer (P)2008 Audible, Inc.
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"Sawyer is a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation." ( The New York Times)

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Fascinating Sociological Theory

The encounter between two human species raises many new insights into both. An enjoyable read throughout.

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Still slaying every Canadianism… 😡👎🏼

Humans has the same interest of the first book and the same pitfalls. Every reference to Canada comes across as a stage prop as opposed to an opportunity to embellish and illuminate. Place names mispronounced en mass.

I’m surprised the author supports this.

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