THE ORIGIN OF HUMANKIND by Richard Leakey. Basic Books, 1994


    PREFACE (pix-xvi)

    INTRODUCTION (p10-14)

      1) The "first humans" (p1-20)

      2) A crowded family (p21-42)

      3) A different kind of human (p43-58)

      4. Man the noble hunter? (p59-78)

      5) The origin of modern humans (p79-100)

      6) The language of art (p101-118)

      7) The art of language (p119-138)

      8) The origin of "mind" (p139-158)

    AFTERWORD (p245)

    BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READINGS (p159-164)

    INDEX (p165-171)


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