Essentials of Physical Anthropology: Discovering Our Origins Second Edition

This book has been wonderful in teaching me about human evolution from the basic gene structure onward. It was required reading for a college course and I'm very happy to have made the purchase. I most likely will keep it on hand in case my children need it for reference in their schooling.

One of the better textbooks I have had to use in a long time. The pages are set up beautifully, the information is relevant and the overall feel of the book is excellent. If only all textbooks were this good.....

My first choice is to buy my text books used. Who wants to pay full price for book that you used intensely for one semester (or quarter) and then put on a shelf to collect dust? I love to highlight, underline, and generally beat the crap out of my texts, so selling them back to a bookstore after the term is over isn't an option for me. Maybe one day I'll get a wild hair and go through my old texts for the fun of it--this will never happen, but I have used old texts a reference material for papers. The point is, If you have to buy new books, buy them cheap. This was a good deal.

The information is formatted in an unintimidatingly accessible introduction to the subject of anthropology. This book is amicable in a commitment to creating a knowledge basis on this subject, whether as an enrolled student, or as an autodidact (self-taught).

Very informative even though it has an athiest connotation. I don't understand why scientists would hold to the philosophy of evolution when they keep using the word "discover"; it's an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Someone had to put everything here to be "discovered", and I believe God did just that.

Great book, in perfect condition, just what I needed for my Anthropology 1 Lecture class...thanks!!

I bought this book used for my class, and I was expecting some wear on the book, but the book I received was not in an acceptable condition. I spent 3 hours unfolding pages and straightening them with an iron, and the cover (front and back) was covered in something disgusting and nasty. Thankfully I was able to get into into an acceptable enough condition for me to be able to at least read it for my class, and then chuck it afterwards. I’m not even sure how it got past quality assurance / inspection.

A very thorough look into the field of Physical Anthropology. Was an excellent study tool during my college course in Physical Anthropology.