A few years ago a furor arose over the announcement that a calculation of mitochondrial DNA mutation rate formulated an "African Eve". Since then other genetic ancestral studies have been undertaken. Most notable of these was the determination that Neanderthal was not a direct ancestor of modern humans. Spencer Wells provides an enthralling overview of the research tracking changes in the Y [male] chromosome. The studies verify again that our origins are African. Somewhere, around 60 000 years ago, lived one man, a flesh and blood individual, from whom we've all descended. His progeny, in an amazingly short span, scattered around the globe. The scattering isn't news, but the verification of the paths and chronology is lucid and vividly outlined ... Read More:
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I am currently studying on the EdExcel science GCSE course, and I have to say, the quality of this book is appalling. Don't get me wrong; I enjoy "science", but this book it just dreadful.
Personal complaints:
1. Book content doesn't always match the exam. Often the exam asks about things which havn't even been mentioned in the book, or have been quashed in a little table to the side and made to look unimportant when actually it is important to learn.
2. Random pictures on many pages irrelevant to the topic, or have been bashed together poorly. For example, there's a picture on a page of some random guy, and the caption under it is something like "X cares about X". They may as well have gone round London for a day taking ... Read More:
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The Ring is simply a giant masterwork. Tackling it is like attempting to scale a mountain. And if you're going to do it properly and get the very best out of the experience (and make the massive investment in your time worthwhile), you will want someone with you along the way. And this is where this Companion is a real must.
The introductory essays and the other material are useful primers and help put everything into context (but they are far from exhaustive - more a primer and an aid for further reading). But the real value is the libretto. My recordings come with a libretto, but straining your eyes through a cd booklet is distracting. And then there's the quality of the translation itself - and believe me it makes a real difference ... Read More:
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The Ring is simply a giant masterwork. Tackling it is like attempting to scale a mountain. And if you're going to do it properly and get the very best out of the experience (and make the massive investment in your time worthwhile), you will want someone with you along the way. And this is where this Companion is a real must.
The introductory essays and the other material are useful primers and help put everything into context (but they are far from exhaustive - more a primer and an aid for further reading). But the real value is the libretto. My recordings come with a libretto, but straining your eyes through a cd booklet is distracting. And then there's the quality of the translation itself - and believe me it makes a real difference ... Read More:
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This is a disgusting mish-mash of lies and half-truths aimed at reassuring Westerners that Islam is a barbaric religion. The author agrees with George Bush and Osama Bin Laden that the West is at war with Islam. Past Western excesses are excused as self-defense. Past Islamic excesses are portrayed as typical of the religion. Carefully selected verses from the Koran are served up out of context and interpreted with total disregard for scholarship. A book for the garbage bin.
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This is a disgusting mish-mash of lies and half-truths aimed at reassuring Westerners that Islam is a barbaric religion. The author agrees with George Bush and Osama Bin Laden that the West is at war with Islam. Past Western excesses are excused as self-defense. Past Islamic excesses are portrayed as typical of the religion. Carefully selected verses from the Koran are served up out of context and interpreted with total disregard for scholarship. A book for the garbage bin.
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This is a disgusting mish-mash of lies and half-truths aimed at reassuring Westerners that Islam is a barbaric religion. The author agrees with George Bush and Osama Bin Laden that the West is at war with Islam. Past Western excesses are excused as self-defense. Past Islamic excesses are portrayed as typical of the religion. Carefully selected verses from the Koran are served up out of context and interpreted with total disregard for scholarship. A book for the garbage bin.
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This is a disgusting mish-mash of lies and half-truths aimed at reassuring Westerners that Islam is a barbaric religion. The author agrees with George Bush and Osama Bin Laden that the West is at war with Islam. Past Western excesses are excused as self-defense. Past Islamic excesses are portrayed as typical of the religion. Carefully selected verses from the Koran are served up out of context and interpreted with total disregard for scholarship. A book for the garbage bin.
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This is a disgusting mish-mash of lies and half-truths aimed at reassuring Westerners that Islam is a barbaric religion. The author agrees with George Bush and Osama Bin Laden that the West is at war with Islam. Past Western excesses are excused as self-defense. Past Islamic excesses are portrayed as typical of the religion. Carefully selected verses from the Koran are served up out of context and interpreted with total disregard for scholarship. A book for the garbage bin.
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