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Publisher's Note: The Book of Humans was previously published in hardcover as Humanimal.

In this new evolutionary history, geneticist Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the human animal. Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds... Read Full Overview

Publisher's note: Humanimal was published in the UK under the title The Book of Humans.

Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our... Read Full Overview

Vor etwa 45.000 Jahren haben wir Menschen uns mit der Schaffung von Kultur, Werkzeugen, Symbolik und Kunst von unseren Vorfahren und Urspr?ngen entfernt. Diese "kognitive Revolution" gab uns das Gef?hl, dass wir etwas Besonderes sind. Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler, Philosophen... Read Full Overview

The bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived investigates what it means to be human-and animal Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our... Read Full Overview

The bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived investigates what it means to be human-and animal Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our... Read Full Overview