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  The Seven Daughters of Eve

  by Bryan Sykes

  The national bestseller that reveals how we are descended from seven prehistoric women. One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to examine the remains of a five-thousand-year-old man, Bryan Sykes... (more)
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  Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft

  by F.H. Lyon, Thor Heyerdahl

  Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. On April 28, 1947,... (more)
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  Seobe

  by Milos? Crnjanski

  Romanom "Seobe" nadahnutim memoarima Simeona Piscevica, Crnjanski se afirmisao kao prozaista. U njemu je opisana sudbina Srba izbeglih u Ugarsku, a potom u Rusiju u 18. veku, kao i njihovo ucesce u ratovima sirom Evrope. Ovo je snazna romaneskna freska na biblijsku temu o izigranom narodu. Opisujuci zivot clanova porodice Isakovica u potrazi za obecanom zemljom, za zivotom koji ce obezbediti nesmetani razvitak... (more)