A Brief History Of Everyone Who Ever Lived, 10th Anniversary Edition (the Human Story Retold Through Our Genes)

By (author) Rutherford Adam; Foreword by Mukherjee Siddhartha
Short description/annotation:
Now in a 10th Anniversary Edition: “Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling.”—The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice
Description:
In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away—until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has blown the lid off what we thought we knew. Acclaimed science writer Adam Rutherford explains exactly how genomics is completely rewriting the human story—from 100,000 years ago to the present.
Table of contents:
Part I: How We Came to Be Horny and mobile The first European union These American lands When we were kings Part II: Who We Are Now The end of race The most wondrous map ever produced by humankind Fate A short introduction to the future of humankind Epilogue Acknowledgments Glossary References and further reading Text and images credits Interview with the author Index About the author
Review quote:
"A National Bestseller A National Geographic Best Book of 2017 An Amazon Best Book of 2017 2017 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner Winner of the 2018 Thomas Bonner Book Prize A New York Public Library Book of the Day "A family portrait for all humanity. . . . This enjoyable book has a great deal to say about our genetic code—or, more precisely, about how our knowledge of genetics is misused and misconstrued. . . . [Rutherford] proves an enthusiastic guide and a good storyteller."
Review quote:
"An effervescent work, brimming with tales and confounding ideas carried in the ‘epic poem in our cells.’"
Review quote:
"Rutherford raises significant questions and explains complex topics well, engaging readers with humor and smooth prose."
Review quote:
"A sweeping new view of the human evolution story, using the latest science of DNA as the central guide. . . . . Recommended."
Review quote:
"Rutherford unpeels the science with elegance."
Review quote:
"A shining example of science writing at its best . . . will change the way you think about human evolution."
Review quote:
"Adam Rutherford’s book is well-written, stimulating, and entertaining. What’s more important, he consistently gets it right."
Review quote:
"One of my big obsessions as a reporter is our expanding understanding of our genetic history, thanks to incredible advances like sequencing Neanderthal genomes. Rutherford, a British geneticist and journalist, presents a great survey of this fast-moving field."
Review quote:
"Genetics is opening up the past as never before—Adam Rutherford puts the genes in genealogy brilliantly."
Review quote:
"Adam Rutherford’s A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived is the book we need."
Review quote:
"[Rutherford’s] head-on, humane approach to such charged and misunderstood topics as intelligence and race make this an indispensable contribution to the popular science genre."
Review quote:
"Provides a good survey of the science of genomics and how it’s changing the story of human evolution."
Review quote:
"An enthusiastic history of mankind in which DNA plays a far greater role than the traditional ‘bones and stones’ approach, followed by a hopeful if cautionary account of what the recent revolution in genomics foretells. . . . Often quirky but thoughtfully so."
Review quote:
"A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived is equal parts informative, engaging, and frequen