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- A New York Times Notable Book -

"The richest, freshest, most fun book on genetics in some time." --The New York Times Book Review

We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? In The Invisible History of the Human Race Christine Kenneally draws on cutting-edge research to reveal how both historical artifacts and DNA tell us where we come from and where we may be going. While some books explore our genetic inheritance and popular television shows celebrate ancestry, this is the first book to explore how everything from DNA to emotions to names and the stories that form our lives are all part of our human legacy. Kenneally shows how trust is inherited in Africa, silence is passed down in Tasmania, and how the history of nations is written in our DNA. From fateful, ancient encounters to modern mass migrations and medical diagnoses, Kenneally explains how the forces that shaped the history of the world ultimately shape each human who inhabits it.

The Invisible History of the Human Race is a deeply researched, carefully crafted and provocative perspective on how our stories, psychology, and genetics affect our
past and our future.

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  • Title The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
  • Author Christine Kenneally
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group
  • Publication date 2015-10-27
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780143127925 / 0143127926
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Historical
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Human beings - Origin, DNA - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014021679
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.042

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  • New York Times Book Review, 11/22/2015, Page 36

About the author

Christine Kenneally is an award-winning journalist and the author of The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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