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Friday, June 26, 2009

Ended Book Giveaway - THE LINK by Colin Tudge

The astonishing new discovery that could change everything...

For more than a century, scientists have raced to unravel the human family tree and have grappled with its complications. Now, with an astonishing new discovery, everything we thought we knew about primate origins could change. Lying inside a high-security vault, deep within the heart of one of the world’s leading natural history museums, is the scientific find of a lifetime – a perfectly fossilized early primate, older than the previously most famous primate fossil, Lucy, by an astonishing forty-four million years.

A secret until now, the fossil - "Ida" to the researchers who have painstakingly verified her provenance – is the most complete early primate fossil ever found. 47 million years old, Ida rewrites what we’ve assumed about the earliest primate origins. So much of what we understand about evolution comes from partial fossils and even single bones, but Ida’s fossilization offers much more than that, from a haunting "skin shadow" to her stomach contents. And, remarkably, knowledge of her discovery and existence almost never saw the light of day.

With exclusive access to the first scientists to study her, the award-winning science writer Colin Tudge tells the history of Ida and her place in the world. The Link offers a wide-ranging investigation into Ida and our earliest origins – and the magnificent, cutting-edge scientific detective story that followed her discovery. At the same time, it opens a stunningly evocative window into our past and changes what we know about the evolution of primates and, ultimately, ourselves.

Giveaway Rules:
  • One entry only - just say "I want this book"
  • Leave your email (I cannot contact you without your email)
  • Only residents of the US and Canada may enter
  • Please no PO Boxes!!!
  • The drawing will last till July 31
  • Random number generator will be used - 5 copies to give away
  • I will post the winners here on August 1
  • Winners have 24 hours to reply or new winner selected

WINNERS - lesleymfan, wmknox, thehighflyer3, j.t.oldfield, 13rubberducks

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