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Almost Adam
Almost Adam
Author: Petru Popescu
In a remote, unexplored savanna in Kenya, American paleoanthropologist Ken Lauder discovers a boy whose physical characteristics match those of the so-called "missing link".   Ken soon realizes that this place has escaped the progress of evolution and has stood still for several million years.  Alone in the wilderness, K...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780688148638
ISBN-10: 0688148638
Publication Date: 5/1/1996
Pages: 544
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: William Morrow/HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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voodidit avatar reviewed Almost Adam on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book will make you think about what could still be found in some of the last remaining unexplored regions of the earth.

Good read, with an exciting storyline.
therubycanary avatar reviewed Almost Adam on + 44 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I'm a big anthropology fan and loved this book. A lost link between Greater Apes and man is found in Africa by a couple of research scientist. The adventure starts from there.
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Helpful Score: 2
In an unexplored Kenyan savanna, a paleoanthropologist finds a boy whose physical characteristics match those of the "missing link" and realizes that he's discovered a place that has escaped the normal evolutionary processes. Soon the modern world threatens to encroach on his bond with the boy as a poacher tracks them down and another anthropologist threatens to steal the discovery. Their only hope is to disappear into the forest with the boy's tribe.
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Helpful Score: 2
This book was great. Just different enough to hold interest.
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Great book! I highly reccommend it.
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This book was right up my alley. Combined my love of history with the modern world. Posed and interesting question. What would happen if an ancient hominid survived to the modern age?


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