It may not contain our recommended daily allowance of Vitamin R but milk — or "cow juice" as it's known on the streets — is among the oldest known animal products repurposed for human consumption. Milk has been a staple of our diets since the 9th century BC but it wasn't until a fortuitous mutation to the human genome that we were able to properly digest that delicious bovine-based beverage. In her latest book, Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined — and Redefined — Nature, author Beth Shapiro takes readers on a journey of scientific discovery, explaining how symbiotic relationships between humans and the environment around us have changed — but not always for the better.Basic BooksExcerpted from Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined—and Redefined—Nature by Beth Shapiro. Copyright © 2021. Available from Basic Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.The first archaeological evidence that people were dairying dates to around 8,500 years ago — 2,000 years after cattle domestication. In Anatolia (present-day eastern Turkey), which is pretty far from the original center of cattle domestication, archaeologists recovered milk fat residues from ceramic pots, indicating that people were processing milk by heating it up. Similar analyses of milk fat proteins in ceramics record the spread of dairying into Europe, which appears to have happened simultaneously with the spread of domestic cattle.It’s not surprising that people... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2021-10-23 15:30:38 UTC ]
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Banned Books Week has been a busy week for banning books. That, plus a look at some of the regional groups pushing censorship. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-09-23 10:40:00 UTC ]
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Sourcebooks Fire. `Sourcebooks Fire`https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebmg3S_IzdIukFykg6W8_u1WXkoKC95CtKllbL7wlT_nQvgA/viewform`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BookRiot-MBAM-Cvr-180x300.png` Continue reading at Book Riot
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Take action during Banned Books Week with these action items. That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by Sourcebooks Young Readers `Sourcebooks Young... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-09-14 14:15:17 UTC ]
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The best book deals of the day, sponsored by Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky. `Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-09-10 10:30:00 UTC ]
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In his new book with Rebecca Giblin, 'Chokepoint Capitalism,' Cory Doctorow explores how large companies have positioned themselves between consumers and creatives and with a new Kickstarter campaign once again takes aim at the world's dominant audiobook platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus.`Nothing More to Tell by Karen M.... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-09-03 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Sometime around 2006, everyone in publishing began to lament the death of the book section. In the face of declining readership, budget cuts, and mergers, newspapers began to realize that book review sections did not bring in enough ad revenue to cover their costs and so cut and culled until... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by All Ways Black and Penguin Random House. `All Ways Black and Penguin Random... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-08-20 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by The Elephant Girl from Jimmy Patterson Books `The Elephant Girl from Jimmy Patterson... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-08-17 14:24:08 UTC ]
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The 'African Book Box' program from Book Aid International is delivering books to 76 schools in Uganda, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. The post Book Aid International Programming: Books for 56,000 African Students appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-09 19:02:10 UTC ]
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The best YA deals of the day, sponsored by Macmillan's Happily Ever After newsletter. `Macmillan's Happily Ever After newsletter`https://bookriot.com/giveaways/win-200-to-the-ripped-bodice/`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BR_rippedBodice200_300x250.jpg.optimal.jpg` Continue reading at Book Riot
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Follow my lead and no one will find out that you didn't read the book club book. Step one: praise the art of bookbinding. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-08-05 10:34:00 UTC ]
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People trying to remove books from libraries insist it's not a book ban. Everyone wants to ban a book, but no one wants to be a book banner. Continue reading at Book Riot
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Master of Iron by Tricia Levenseller.`Master of Iron by Tricia... Continue reading at Book Riot
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Let's Play volume 2, published by Rocketship Entertainment. `Let's Play volume 2, published by Rocketship Entertainment`https://www.amazon.com/dp/1952126126/`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LetsPlayV2_Cover-212x300.jpg.optimal.jpg` Continue reading at Book Riot
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Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by Macmillan's Nightfire`Macmillan's Nightfire`https://bookriot.com/win-an-arc-of-what-moves-the-dead`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MacmillanEAC_300x500-1-180x300.jpg.optimal.jpg` Continue reading at Book Riot
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by the audiobook of Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne. `the audiobook of Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne`https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855992/wakethebones?utm_source=BookRiot+Hey+YA!+Deals`` Continue reading at Book Riot
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Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by Kindle Kids`Kindle Kids`https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WPB8PW9?ref=erd_mbckd_kdsum22_br_dade_x_714`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/7-13-KAAR-180x300.jpg.optimal.jpg` Continue reading at Book Riot
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For Pride month, Penguin Random House installed billboard with quotes from LGBTQ books in areas where LGBTQ books are being banned. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-11 20:07:06 UTC ]
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