{"product_id":"the-first-word-isbn-9780143113744","title":"The First Word","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developments in tracing the origins of language, \u003ci\u003eThe First Word\u003c\/i\u003e is at the forefront of a controversial, compelling new field. Acclaimed science writer Christine Kenneally explains how a relatively small group of scientists that include Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker assembled the astounding narrative of how the fundamental process of evolution produced a linguistic ape-in other words, us. Infused with the wonder of discovery, this vital and engrossing book offers us all a better understanding of the story of humankind.Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible History of the Human Race\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Word\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChristine Kenneally\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist who has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Before becoming a reporter, she received a PhD in linguistics from Cambridge University and a BA (with honors) in English and linguistics from Melbourne University. She was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, and has lived in England, Iowa, and Brooklyn, New York.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301302325477,"sku":"NP9780143113744","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113744.jpg?v=1767739357","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-first-word-isbn-9780143113744","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}