Recommended Books

Recommended Books

Below we present the recommended books of our past podcast episodes. Anthropotamus releases book episodes the 15th of every month. To find our past book discussions of any of the below books head over to our podcast page (you can also find us on Apple Podcast, Castbox, and Audible).


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We also take book recommendations! If you’ve read a book that you absolutely loved and would like to share with others contact us! You may also be able to join us on an episode to discuss what you liked about it!

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2023 Recommended Anthropology Books:

Archaeology from Space by Sarah Parcak
The Female Brain
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine

2022 Recommended Anthropology Books:

the male brain
The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine
Anxious Eaters
Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets By Janet Chrzan & Kima Cargill
Recommended books - Braiding Sweetgrass
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Recommended books - Four Lost Cities
Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
Recommended books - Racism not race
Racism Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions by Joseph L. Graves & Alan H. Goodman

2021 Recommended Anthropology Books:

Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead by Paul Shankman
Wisdom from a Rainforest
Wisdom from a Rainforest by Stuart A. Schlegel
The World Without Us
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman