Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are
 

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are

by Carl Sagan

"Dazzling...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a discussion of human nature and teh complex traces ofhumankind's evolutionary past...It is an amazing story masterfully told."
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This is one of the first scientific books I'd ever read which helped solidify, in my mind, the logic of being a vegan. But don't worry all you omnivores, that wasn't the intention of the authors. They simply wanted to show how all animals (human and non-human) are scientifically related, and to make the case for a greater human empathy for nature and natural beings, and a greater understanding and appreciation of the beauty of evolution. And I think they succeeded quite nicely.

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