<div><i>Bones of Contention</i> is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins. <br>Analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shaped their work, <br>Roger Lewin's detective stories about the discovery of Neanderthal Man, the Taung Child, <br>Lucy, and other major fossils provide insight into this most subjective of scientific endeavors. <br>The new afterword looks at ways in which paleoanthropology, while becoming more scientific <br>in many ways, remains contentious. <br><br>"[An] un-put-downable book."--John Gribbon, <i>Times Educational Supplement</i> <br><br>"Not just another 'stones and bones' account of human evolution. It is Lewin's thesis, amply <br>demonstrated, that paleoanthropology is the most subjective of sciences because it engages <br>the emotions of virtually everyone; and since the evidence is scrappy, interpretation is <br>everything. . . . A splendid, stirring, and eye-opening account, to be devoured."--<i>Kirkus </i><br><i>Reviews,</i> starred review <br><br>"[Lewin shows] 'how very unscientific the process of scientific inquiry can be.'. . . <i>Bones of </i><br><i>Contention</i> is . . . serious intellectual history."--Edward Dolnick, <i>Wall Street </i><br><i>Journal</i> <br><br>"[Lewin] documents his thesis in persuasive detail. . . . The reader is carried along by the <br>power of Mr. Lewin's reporting."--Robert Wright, <i>New York Times Book Review</i><br><br></div>