Being Human

An illuminating journey through history using our bodies as the vehicle. It's quite a ride!

Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography

Wide-ranging, comprehensive and refreshing

Thomas Halliday, author of Otherlands

A wild ride through science, history and prehistory, full of unexpected connections and delightful insights

Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up

A revolutionary account of human progress. This is history as you've never read it before: a gripping, red-blooded narrative from a master storyteller

Jo Marchant, author of The Human Cosmos

A sublime, mind-expanding exploration of who we are and how we got here

Richard Fisher, author of The Long View

Brilliantly entertaining and beautifully written, Being Human forces you to see the world in a totally new way. Interdisciplinary history at its best

Jonathan Kennedy, author of Pathogenesis

A spirited canter through the ways our biology has inescapably affected world history that'll open your eyes and stretch your mind

Henry Gee, author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth

Bursting with scientific stories, this is a fascinating exploration of how our flawed biology shapes how we live, love, thrive and die. Being Human will make you think in a new light about yourself and your species

Kat Arney, author of Rebel Cell

A brilliant, super-informative and enjoyable read

Dr Camilla Pang, author of Explaining Humans

Lewis Dartnell has a well-deserved reputation for engaging writing on big themes. Being Human is so engrossing that it's hard to put down

Martin Rees, author of If Science is To Save Us

Dartnell has done it again. Full of surprising, vivid and profound lessons, this book is quite literally wonderful

Ed Conway, author of Material World

A very entertaining read

Sunday Times

[Dartnell is] always an interesting and engaging writer

Guardian