{"product_id":"the-book-of-humans-a-brief-history-of-culture-sex-war-and-the-evolution-of-us-paperback","title":"The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Rutherford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublisher's Note: \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Humans\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in hardcover as \u003ci\u003eHumanimal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 that many things once considered exclusively human are not: We \u003ci\u003earen't\u003c\/i\u003e the only species that \"speaks,\" makes tools, or has sex outside of procreation. Seeing as our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's, our DNA doesn't set us far apart, either. How, then, did we develop the most complex culture ever observed? \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Humans\u003c\/i\u003e proves that we are animals indeed--and reveals how we truly \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Rutherford, \u003c\/b\u003ePhD, is a science writer and broadcaster. He studied genetics at University College London, and during his PhD on the developing eye, he was part of a team that identified the first known genetic cause of a form of childhood blindness. His previous books are \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived\u003c\/i\u003e--finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction--and \u003ci\u003eCreation\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. He writes and presents BBC's flagship weekly Radio 4 program \u003ci\u003eInside Science\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Cell\u003c\/i\u003e for BBC Four; and \u003ci\u003ePlaying God\u003c\/i\u003e (on the rise of synthetic biology) for the leading science series \u003ci\u003eHorizon\u003c\/i\u003e; in addition to writing for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770649379104,"sku":"9781615195909","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ad67273acddf712a9d0adf7341877489.webp?v=1780376319","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-humans-a-brief-history-of-culture-sex-war-and-the-evolution-of-us-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}