Still, it is certainly the best text on the market. Materials are thoroughly explained and each chapter includes some thought-provoking issues as well as a range of Internet resources. Even so, you'll find the Annual Editions reader far more interesting. The articles come from more popular sources such as Discover and Natural History magazines. Many of them are controversial and challenging.
Textbooks are available from Iowa Book and Supply in Iowa City.
The coursewriter's on-campus Human Origins course has a web site that includes links to some of the Internet resources mentioned at the end of each text chapter. You are not required to look at the web site, but may find it interesting and useful. The web site will be under development for some time and will have frequent changes. Reading schedule summary The readings average about 50-75 pages per lesson. Some are more difficult than others, and where that happens, the number of pages is fewer.