Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings
A History Of Science, Biography, Nonfiction book. Very detailed and engaging read. Morell tries her best to paint the Leakey's in a positive light,...
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- Pages: 638 pages
- ISBN: 9780684801926 / 684801922
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Fascinating, captivating biography of the Leakey family, warts and all. Very readable explanations of complex scientific processes. Fascinating to learn about the professional jealousies and maneuvering to be "first" in naming hominids and controlling information about paleoanthropologic finds. Very detailed and engaging read. Morell tries her best to paint the Leakey's in a positive light, but their disfunction is never far below the surface. In the end there are enough facts presented to let the reader make their own opinion. Personalities aside, scientific merits aside (except Mary, she seemed to be an exceptional scientist)... One of the better professional biographies I've read, Morrell's account of the Leakey family (pere, mere et fils) is an amazing story. Lots of historical & palaeontological details are included. Morrell knows whereof she writes, so her summaries of key discoveries and important scientific events in the Leakeys' lives are done well....
