'A master storyteller of the human race.'

– Daily Mail

'Informative, most fascinating, and very readable.'

– Library Journal

'This is exactly the kind of book that should be a 'set text' for secondary school science: engaging, thought-provoking and bang up to the minute. if your teachers aren't recommending books like this - go out and get them anyway.'

– Guy Claxton, author of What's the Point of School?

‘An important book and a valuable resource for students of the natural sciences’

– Carousel

'Thoughtful readers interested in any fields related to evolutionary science, anthropology, psychology, human history, and culture will find plenty to ponder.'

– School Library Journal

Praise for the adult edition:

‘Written with great wit and a pleasure to read... forces one to reflect thoroughly on the puzzle of human evolution, on where we came from and where we may be heading.’

– New York Times