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We are looking for informative science books about the origins of human.

There are countless theories on human evolution, as well as even more ideas on how it all started. However, there is also lots of science involved, and some aspects are crystal clear. All in all, here are some of the best books on human evolution – something simple and direct with no overwhelming or sophisticated ideas.

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1	From Molecule To Modern Human: The 4.4-Billion-Year Evolution of Homo sapiens by Frank Dunne it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Bernard Wood 3.61 avg rating — 867 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Jared Diamond 4.09 avg rating — 29,061 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,831 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Complete World of Human Evolution by Chris Stringer 3.97 avg rating — 229 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Incredible Human Journey by Alice Roberts 4.15 avg rating — 559 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins by Carl Zimmer (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	SPEECH! How Language Made Us Human by Simon Prentis (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter by Joseph Henrich 4.39 avg rating — 2,310 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors by Ann Gibbons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 751 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Evolution: The Human Story by Alice Roberts 4.28 avg rating — 565 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth by Chris Stringer 3.86 avg rating — 1,602 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils by Lydia Pyne (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 619 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens by Silvana Condemi 3.92 avg rating — 811 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack: and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution by Ian Tattersall (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 372 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Our Human Story by Louise Humphrey 4.16 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Braindance: New Discoveries about Human Origins and Brain Evolution by Dean Falk 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past by Meave Leakey 4.17 avg rating — 495 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind by Kermit Pattison (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,350 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods: Early Humans and the Origins of Religion by E. Fuller Torrey (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 443 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins by Steve Olson (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 1,068 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	HOMO MYSTERIOUS: Evolutionary Puzzles Of Human Nature by David Philip Barash 3.53 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	After Eden: The Evolution of Human Domination by Kirkpatrick Sale 3.78 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History by Adam Rutherford 3.83 avg rating — 2,881 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time by Gaia Vince 3.97 avg rating — 930 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind by Donald C. Johanson 4.15 avg rating — 2,891 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	From Lucy to Language: Revised, Updated, and Expanded by Donald C. Johanson 4.30 avg rating — 261 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins by Donald C. Johanson 3.99 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor by Donald C. Johanson 3.86 avg rating — 281 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Ancestors: In Search of Human Origins by Donald C. Johanson 3.87 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Physical Anthropology by Mary Courtis liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology by Clark Spencer Larsen 3.73 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics by B.R.K. Shukla really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Photographic Atlas for Physical Anthropology by Paul F. Whitehead 3.97 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Understanding Humans: Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Barry Lewis 3.76 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Kenneth L. Feder 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Discovering Anthropology: Researchers at Work-Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Carol R. Ember 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Clifford J. Jolly really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Classic and Contemporary Readings in Physical Anthropology by Mary K. Sandford 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Arch Lake Woman: Physical Anthropology and Geoarchaeology by Douglas W. Owsley 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars