The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
Evolution and the Making of Us
$27.31
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
13 July 2015
Summary
‘From your brain to your fingertips, you emerge from her book entertained and with a deeper understanding of yourself’ - Richard Dawkins
‘A masterful account of why our bodies are the way they are … this book really shines … Roberts’s lightness of touch is joyous, and celebratory’ - Observer
‘Witty, personal and above all informed by passion and deep knowledge, this is the story of you, not just from conception onwards but fro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848664791 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848664796 |
| Author: | Alice Roberts |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Heron Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 277g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 131mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
‘Alice Roberts’s engagingly personal style connects you to your ancestors, to your own
beginnings as a single cell … You emerge from her book entertained and with a deeperunderstanding of yourself’ - Richard Dawkins‘Her guided tour of the human body takes us on a fascinating journey of self-discovery’ - Desmond Morris‘Witty, personal and above all informed by passion and deep knowledge’ - Adam RutherfordAbout The Author
Alice Roberts
Alice Roberts is an anatomist, osteoarchaeologist, anthropologist, television presenter, author and professor at the University of Birmingham. She has presented The Incredible Human Journey and Coast on BBC 2 and Inside Science on Radio 4. She lives in Bristol with her husband and two children.
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