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Human Evolution Books
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,258,368 ratings — published 2011
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,683 ratings — published 2006
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,072 ratings — published 2018
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.18 — 287,130 ratings — published 2015
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.04 — 456,961 ratings — published 1997
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,624 ratings — published 1991
Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.04 — 28,800 ratings — published 2008
Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,589 ratings — published 2011
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.03 — 12,040 ratings — published 2016
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.05 — 17,312 ratings — published 1993
The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.16 — 192,623 ratings — published 1976
Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,243 ratings — published 2013
Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,336 ratings — published 2012
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.19 — 21,480 ratings — published 1977
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,437 ratings — published 2014
Almost Human: The Astonishing Tale of Homo naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,060 ratings — published 2017
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.15 — 28,692 ratings — published 2004
The 10000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,851 ratings — published 2009
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.16 — 29,577 ratings — published 2010
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.25 — 15,746 ratings — published 2023
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,697 ratings — published 2020
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.38 — 31,735 ratings — published 2017
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.26 — 8,856 ratings — published 2013
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.75 — 5,906 ratings — published 2021
The World Before Us: How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.28 — 958 ratings — published 2021
The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,766 ratings — published 2016
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,135 ratings — published 2019
The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,628 ratings — published 2013
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,864 ratings — published 1981
Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.69 — 1,834 ratings — published 2010
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.19 — 26,210 ratings — published 2021
Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,211 ratings — published 2020
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,474 ratings — published 2019
Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,405 ratings — published 2005
The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.78 — 11,051 ratings — published 2012
The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science is Rewriting Their Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,523 ratings — published 2013
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,550 ratings — published 2013
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,104 ratings — published 2009
The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals Died Out and We Survived (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.88 — 973 ratings — published 2009
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.97 — 31,650 ratings — published 2010
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,617 ratings — published 2002
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,628 ratings — published 2001
First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,283 ratings — published 2021
A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,926 ratings — published 2019
Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,080 ratings — published 2018
The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.91 — 481 ratings — published 2013
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,638 ratings — published 2004
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.09 — 25,298 ratings — published 2002
The Origin Of Humankind (Science Masters Series)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,065 ratings — published 1981
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as human-evolution)
avg rating 4.07 — 16,996 ratings — published 1995
“This Handbook has been produced to enlighten those who have heard the term AI, and know nothing of its origins.”
― The Dumb Dumb's Handbook - To Artificial Intelligence: And It's Part in Your Downfall
― The Dumb Dumb's Handbook - To Artificial Intelligence: And It's Part in Your Downfall
“Human beings are a highly social species with a long evolution that makes us desire both autonomy and connection. We need to grow and express our individuality freely--and at the same time, feel like we have people to rely on to love us and have our backs.”
― Notes From Your Therapist
― Notes From Your Therapist












