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001 2009001742
003 DLC
005 20091007085626.0
008 090115s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009001742
020 $a9780465013623 (alk. paper)
020 $a0465013627 (alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn246894496
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042 $apcc
050 00 $aGN799.F6$bW73 2009
082 00 $a394.1/2$222
100 1 $aWrangham, Richard W.,$d1948-
245 10 $aCatching fire :$bhow cooking made us human /$cRichard Wrangham.
246 30 $aHow cooking made us human
260 $aNew York :$bBasic Books,$cc2009.
300 $av, 309 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-287) and index.
520 $aIn this stunningly original book, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that "cooking" created the human race. At the heart of "Catching Fire" lies an explosive new idea: The habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labor.
505 00 $tThe cooking hypothesis --$tQuest for raw-foodists --$tThe cook's body --$tThe energy theory of cooking --$tWhen cooking began --$tBrain foods --$tHow cooking frees men --$tThe married cook --$tThe cook's journey --$tThe well-informed cook.
650 0 $aPrehistoric peoples$xFood.
650 0 $aRoasting (Cookery)$xHistory.
650 0 $aFire$xHistory.
650 0 $aHearths, Prehistoric.
650 0 $aFood habits$xHistory.