(1st US, 1st) Large, heavy book, blue cloth spine, cream boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, peach inside covers and adjacent end papers, 288 pages. DJ glossy with colorful illustration of primitive man gesticulating on front, black spine and back, praise on back from James Shreeve and Roger Sewin. DJ has light smudge line across top inside front flap, very slight surface wear line across top back, crease at top front. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Ape That Spoke: Language and the Evolution of the Human Mind

Publisher

William Morrow & Co, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

068810326X

ISBN 13

9780688103262

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st US

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Very Good

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Science

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Synopsis

This challenging and wide-ranging investigation into the evolution of the human mind shows how the development of language in man's ancestors led to an explosion of his mental abilities

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From hairy hominids, rational, self-aware human beings sprang into existence within a mere two million years--an eye-blink in geological terms. McCrone believes it was language that triggered the quantum leap in human development, allowing Homo sapiens to arise in the midst of an inhospitable ice age and sweep across the earth. McCrone re-creates the way our Homo ancestors' use of language might have made possible an inner dialogue dependent on the controlled recall of memories--a skill essential to self-awareness. The British science writer's controversial conclusion is that "the human mind is only a few degrees different from an animal's." Imagination, higher emotions and complex habits of thought, in his theory, are language-driven extensions of the animal mind. Imparting a shock of discovery, this exciting evolutionary odyssey seamlessly interweaves recent advances in linguistics, brain research, cognitive psychology and anthropology. Illustrations. BOMC and History Book Club selections.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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