The Nature of Paleolithic Art

The Nature of Paleolithic Art by R. Dale Guthrie.[1] I accidentally chanced upon this book in a library catalog search while looking for something else. The author is a biologist based at the University of Alaska Fairbanks who specializes in late Pleistocene megafauna (including Homo sapiens) and who is a very skilled visual artist himself. He analyzes most of the surviving rock art from the earlist period of human art around the world and along the way discusses hunting, ancient art technique, sex, and the nature of human nature. The book is full of interesting illustrations and lots of food for thought. [1] http://www.amazon.com/The-Nature-Paleolithic-Dale-Guthrie/dp... (http://www.amazon.com/The-Nature-Paleolithic-Dale-Guthrie/dp/0226311260)

Best novel about growing up is The Chosen by Chaim Potok. http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Chaim-Penguin-Modern-Classics/d... (http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Chaim-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141040777/) I got a LOT out of that when I reread it at least thirty years after reading it the first time. Best nonfiction book full of amazing facts and insights into the human condition I didn't know before I read the book is The Nature of Paleolithic Art by R. Dale Guthrie. http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Paleolithic-Art-Dale-Guthrie/dp... (http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Paleolithic-Art-Dale-Guthrie/dp/0226311260/) There are bunch of others I could remember, but these two in particular took me by surprise by being much better than I would have guessed they would be when I first picked them up.