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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
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Adam Rutherford is a science writer and broadcaster. He studied genetics at University College London, and during his PhD on the developing eye, he was part of a team that identified the first known genetic cause of a form of childhood blindness. As well as writing for the science pages of the Guardian, he has written and presented many award-winning series and programs for the BBC, including the flagship weekly Radio 4 program Inside Science, The Cell for BBC Four, and Playing God (on the rise of synthetic biology) for the leading science series Horizon. He is also the author of Humanimal, a new evolutionary history that explores the profound paradox of the "human animal"; A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction; and Creation, on the origin of life and synthetic biology, which was short-listed for the Wellcome Book Prize.

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★ 2017 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner

"A family portrait for all humanity . . . This enjoyable book has a great deal to say about our genetic code--or, more precisely, about how our knowledge of genetics is misused and misconstrued. . . . [Rutherford] proves an enthusiastic guide and a good storyteller."--The Wall Street Journal

"An effervescent work, brimming with tales and confounding ideas carried in the 'epic poem in our cells.' "--Guardian

"Rutherford raises significant questions and explains complex topics well, engaging readers with humor and smooth prose."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A sweeping new view of the human evolution story, using the latest science of DNA as the central guide . . . . Recommended."--Scientific American

"Rutherford unpeels the science with elegance."--Nature

"A shining example of science writing at its best . . . will change the way you think about human evolution."--Newsday

"Adam Rutherford's book is well-written, stimulating, and entertaining. What's more important, he consistently gets it right."
--Richard Dawkins

"One of my big obsessions as a reporter is our expanding understanding of our genetic history, thanks to incredible advances like sequencing Neanderthal genomes. Rutherford, a British geneticist and journalist, presents a great survey of this fast-moving field."
-- Carl Zimmer

"Genetics is opening up the past as never before--Adam Rutherford puts the genes in genealogy brilliantly."
--Matt Ridley

"Adam Rutherford's A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived is the book we need."
--PZ Myers

"[Rutherford's] head-on, humane approach to such charged and misunderstood topics as intelligence and race make this an indispensable contribution to the popular science genre."--Apple's iBooks Best Book of September 2017

"Provides a good survey of the science of genomics and how it's changing the story of human evolution."--Forbes

"An enthusiastic history of mankind in which DNA plays a far greater role than the traditional 'bones and stones' approach, followed by a hopeful if cautionary account of what the recent revolution in genomics foretells . . . Often quirky but thoughtful--solid popular science."--Kirkus

"A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived is equal parts informative, engaging, and frequently surprising--a must-read for fans of big-picture popular science."
--Jennifer Ouellette, author of Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the Science of Self

"Rutherford manages to reveal fresh (and controversial) assessments of human history and dispel long-held beliefs with clarity, enthusiasm and humor."--Shelf Awareness

"A rollercoaster tour of human history and evolution . . . Rutherford is a bold, confident storyteller."--Genome

"Magisterial, informative, and delightful."
--Peter Frankopan

"Rutherford is a gifted storyteller; he interweaves layperson's genetics with the personal histories of scientists, explorers, and historical figures to create an extraordinarily readable book."--Choice

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