Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of recent scientific findings, critically acclaimed New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade tells a bold and provocative new story of the history of our ancient ancestors and the evolution of human nature.In wonderfully lively and lucid prose, Wade reveals the answers that researchers have ingeniously developed to so many puzzles. This will be the most talked about science book of the season.

Nicholas Wade is a reporter at the New York Times. He previously worked for the leading science journals Nature and Science, and has written five previous books.