Author: Hendrik Willem Van Loon

Publisher: Pocket 15

Year: 1942 Print: 10 Cover Price: $

Condition: Book Grades: Good Plus.  Cover wear. 

Genre: Non Fiction/History

Pages: 420

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The Story of Mankind By Hendrik Van Loon, Ph.D. Humans (variously Homo sapiens and Homo sapiens sapiens) are primates of the family Hominidae, and the only extant species of the genus Homo. Humans are distinguished from other primates by their bipedal locomotion, and especially by their relatively larger brain with its particularly well developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes, which enable high levels of abstract reasoning, language, problem solving, and culture through social learning. Humans use tools to a much higher degree than any other animal, and are the only extant species known to build fires and cook their food, as well as the only known species to clothe themselves and create and use numerous other technologies and arts. The scientific study of humans is the discipline of anthropology.