Evolution
Our ancient story unfolds through cutting-edge science, revealing how DNA, natural selection, and biological forces have shaped everything from our bodies to our behaviors. Leading thinkers illuminate humanity's place in nature's grand experiment, exploring sex, intelligence, health, and the countless quirks that make us uniquely human.
Evolution Book Summaries
Thinking Big
How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Case Against Reality
Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The Ascent of Man
Science
History
Philosophy
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
What Evolution Is
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Vital Question
Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
Science
Biology
Evolution
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Science
History
Biology
Blueprint
How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Human Story
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Spent
Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
Psychology
Science
Economics
The Moral Animal
Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Richard Dawkins
How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think
Science
Biography
Biology
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
Science
Anthropology
Evolution
The Expanding Circle
Ethics and Sociobiology
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Selfish Gene
Science
Biology
Evolution
Nonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
History
Science
Philosophy
Nature Via Nurture
Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human
Science
Biology
Psychology
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Evolution and the Meanings of Life
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
The Origin of Species
Science
Classics
Biology
Life on the Edge
The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
Science
Biology
Physics
Sapiens and Homo Deus
The E-book Collection: A Brief History of Humankind and A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
Consilience
The Unity of Knowledge
Science
Philosophy
Biology
The Darwin Economy
Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good
Economics
Psychology
Politics
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Science
History
Psychology
The Human Animal
A Personal View of the Human Species
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Darwin's Doubt
The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
Science
Evolution
Religion
Breaking the Spell
Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Philosophy
Science
Atheism
Climbing Mount Improbable
Science
Biology
Evolution
Why We Lie
The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Your Inner Fish
A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Epigenetics Revolution
Science
Biology
Genetics
Evolutionary Ideas
Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges
Psychology
Science
Business
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Science
History
Evolution
Evolution
The Triumph of an Idea
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Demon in the Machine
How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life
Science
Biology
Physics
The Music of Life
Biology Beyond Genes
Science
Biology
Evolution
Big History
The Big Bang, Life On Earth, And The Rise Of Humanity
History
Science
Evolution
On Human Nature
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Human Zoo
A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
Science
Biology
History
Humans are not from Earth
A scientific evaluation of the evidence
Science
Evolution
History
A Crack in Creation
Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Science
Biology
Genetics
The Case of the Female Orgasm
Bias in the Science of Evolution
Science
Sexuality
Feminism
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Human Devolution
A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory
History
Biology
Science