Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, Paperback

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Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won ...

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Subtitled, }How Cooking Made Us Human{. Paperback edition of Wrangham's original book, which argues that is was our habit of eating cooked rather t...

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This innovative selection of recipes highlights the best of modern Nordic food, themed around ancient cooking methods. Fire pits are easy and affor...

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A fascinating look at the role of animals in human love through the agesPublisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Dominic PettmanNumber of...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Tom HighamNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softba...

DescriptionHumans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particularly fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens...