Ten species that changed our world...
For readers of Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens, Alice
Roberts's groundbreaking new book, Tamed, reveals how taming our
most important animals and plants changed these species - and us -
forever.
Alice Roberts is an anthropologist, writer and broadcaster, and is
currently Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the
University of Birmingham. She has presented several landmark BBC
series including The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us, Coast
and The Celts. Her latest book on evolutionary biology, The
Incredible Unlikeliness of Being, was shortlisted for the Wellcome
Trust Book Prize in 2015.
www.alice-roberts.co.uk
A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.
*BRIAN COX*
Epic and joyous, a landmark in the story of us.
*Adam Rutherford*
Two recent pioneers of the history of humanity are Jared Diamond,
author of Guns, Germs and Steel, and Yuval Noah Harari, in his book
Sapiens. It is a teeming subject, about which Roberts is multiply
qualified to write, as an anatomist, archaeologist, anthropologist,
paleopathologist and professor of public engagement in science.
Roberts remains composed, engaging and undogmatic throughout… Tamed
is an excellent point of entry for anyone who wants to understand
the new deep human history and what it portends.
*Guardian*
[A] lively work of popular scientific history, in which [Roberts]
looks at 10 species that have become part of our everyday existence
... illuminating facts, Roberts is an informed guide to the
oddities that have made the world what it is today.
*Observer*
Tamed may be the title of Alice Roberts' latest book, but the
writing is anything but tame. Lyrical storytelling untangles the
current thinking on how we've entwined our lives with those of
plants and animals. From dogs to apples to potatoes to chickens,
Roberts provides fascinating insights into domestication, offering
anecdotes from past and present that link genetic and
archaeological findings.
*'Book of the Month', BBC Wildlife Magazine*
Superb: fascinating, intimate biographies of the species that have
shared our white-knuckle ride to the present and have helped to
make us what we are. Read if you want to know what and why you
are.’
*Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast*
The sort of deep-dive history that will appeal to fans of Jared
Diamond and Yuval Noah Harari.
*Mail on Sunday*
There are plenty of facts in Tamed that make the familiar well
worth exploring afresh. But it's the fascinating stories that
explain how these were unearthed that make this book such a joy to
read.
*Tristan Gooley*
An engrossing and highly readable account of where man is now and
how we have reached this point
*Parents in Touch*
This book is an utter delight…. I loved the stories, the
information. But what I loved most was the message of the book: how
to preserve what we have before we lose it forever. Humans have a
massive impact on the plant, both locally and globally
*Twilight Beasts*
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