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Title: Interesting book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Post by: clivealbert on Wednesday 15 March 17 13:09 GMT (UK)
just been reading a very interesting book, by Adam  Rutherford, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever
Lived. Its very entertaining, Dont know if i should take up stamp collecting instead of FH.
Best Wishes Clive
Title: Re: Iteresting book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Post by: Stanwix England on Wednesday 15 March 17 13:59 GMT (UK)
I'll have to look out for that.
Title: Re: Iteresting book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Post by: Billyblue on Thursday 16 March 17 05:23 GMT (UK)
And did you find yourself among the "everyone"? ??? ??? ???

Dawn M
Title: Re: Iteresting book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Post by: bugbear on Tuesday 21 March 17 15:29 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Billyblue on Thursday 16 March 17 05:23 GMT (UK)
And did you find yourself among the "everyone"? ??? ??? ???

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/12/brief-history-of-everyone-who-ever-lived-stories-in-our-genes-review

 BugBear
Title: Re: Iteresting book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Post by: andrewalston on Tuesday 21 March 17 19:03 GMT (UK)
Could well be interesting. I've always been impressed with his broadcasting. He's the regular presenter of "Inside Science" on Radio 4.
Title: Re: Iteresting book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Post by: bugbear on Tuesday 21 March 17 21:11 GMT (UK)
I just reserved it from my local library. Gotta' be worth 60p!

 BugBear
Title: Re: Iteresting book, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Post by: IgorStrav on Wednesday 22 March 17 13:48 GMT (UK)
It's definitely worth 60p.

Highly recommended, hugely informative and also very entertaining to read.

I cherish his comments about how we know more about ancient peoples and their diet because they weren't too good at washing up.  (They left detritus at the bottom of their cooking pots  ;))