Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
by Richard Wrangham
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Book Reviews of Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Book Review: A top pick for both general-interest culinary collections and college-level social science holdings
Summary: 5 Stars
CATCHING FIRE maintains that the innovation of cooking food - learning how to unleash and control energy - made possible the development of the human mind itself, and it offers chapters of insights into this idea's implications for the modern raw food movement, diet industry, and more. Social science blends well with an analysis of cooking and its impact, making this a top pick for both general-interest culinary collections and college-level social science holdings.
Book Review: Human, the cooking ape
Summary: 4 Stars
The author illustrates, and givens compelling evidence, for his central thesis -- that cooking occurred early enough in human evolution to have an evolutionary effect on us. Indeed, it seems that people cannot survive on uncooked food alone, as their digestive systems cannot extract enough calories. The story of discovery of fire as a central point of human evolution is an interesting, and convincing, story.Book Review: amazing!!
Summary: 5 Stars
there aren't that many new ideas kicking around, but this book is an exception. how exciting to have 'catching fire' so wonderfully lay out the simple and clear theory that cooking is at the bottom of everything. but this is no dry science read. from homo hablis to the mongols, 'catching fire' is an adventurous read that is sure to capture the imagination. true stories are often the best. 5 stars!!!Book Review: buy this book if ...
Summary: 5 Stars
... if you like Matt Ridley, Richard Dawkins, or other popular writers on evolution, or want something more substantial on cooking than "Julie and Julia." If you are female and like to cook or male and like to eat cooked food, this book provides a persuasive hypothesis why that might be.Book Review: A fascinating book.
Summary: 5 Stars
I had read a review of this book and expected it to be interesting, but the author provides extensive context on the entire subject of early man. It spans the range from Olduvai Gorge to modern dieting for weight loss. A good, fast, and informative read!