The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent

Why We See So Well

Lynne A. Isbell

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$24.00 • £19.95 • €21.50

ISBN 9780674061965

Publication Date: 09/30/2011

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224 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

33 line illustrations, 3 tables

World

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Lynne A. Isbell is Professor of Anthropology and Animal Behavior at the University of California, Davis.

Awards & Accolades

2014 W.W. Howells Book Prize, Biological Anthropology Section of the American Anthropological Association

An Atlantic Books of the Year Runner-Up, 2010

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2009

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