The Book of Humans

By Adam Rutherford

We think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but are we really any more special than other animals? This paradox—that our biology is indistinct from all life, yet we consider ourselves to be special—lies at the heart of who we are. 

The Book of Humans tells the story of how we became the creatures we are today: sex, emotions, violence, speech, tools, and above all, the unique ability to investigate what makes us who we are. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries and illustrated by Alice Roberts, it is a thrilling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals and reveals how we are extraordinary among them.