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"A Genetic and Cultural Odyssey is a wonderful journey through the life to date of a giant who is nearly glued to science." -- Nyamkhishig Sambuughin, Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine
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- Genetics, Evolution, and Man by W. F. Bodmer on 6 pages
- The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes on 5 pages
- Genes, Peoples, and Languages by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza on 4 pages
- The History and Geography of Human Genes: (Abridged paperback edition) by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza on 4 pages
- Cultural Transmission and Evolution by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza on 4 pages
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