“An Economist and Mail on Sunday Book of the Year “A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.” – Brian Cox, author of Why Does E=MC2?“A lively exploration of how human culture depends on partnerships with the plants and animals we have domesticated. … Thoroughly readable… . Popular science at its best.” – Kirkus Reviews“Epic and joyous, a landmark in the story of us.” – Adam Rutherford, author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived and The Book of Humans“An excellent point of entry for anyone who wants to understand the new deep human history and what it portends.” – The Guardian“For fans of Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens.” – Mail on Sunday”[A] lively work of popular scientific history.” – Observer“Tamed may be the title … 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.” – BBC Wildlife magazine, Book of the Month“A fascinating look at thousands of years of history, and readers can easily dip in and out to their liking.” – Woodburn Independent“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

Alice Roberts is an academic, author, and broadcaster specializing in human anatomy, physiology, evolution, archaeology, and history. Roberts has been a professor of public engagement with science at the University of Birmingham since 2012. Her more than ten other science and history books include Anatomical Oddities: The Otherworldly Realms Hidden within Our Bodies.