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A witty, mind-expanding journey through our DNA that proves human history is far messier and more interconnected than we ever imagined. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived.
- intellectually stimulating
- awe-inspiring
- curious
- grounded
- 01
Who we are and how we got here
David Reich (Of Harvard Medical School)
A sweeping, science-driven journey through deep time that rewrites the story of human ancestry and interconnectedness.
- 02
The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee
A sweeping, deeply personal journey through the history of human inheritance that balances scientific awe with profound moral caution.
- 03
How to Argue With a Racist
Adam Rutherford
An empowering, science-backed toolkit that arms you with the facts needed to dismantle biological myths.
- 04
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh
Carl Zimmer
A sweeping, deeply human exploration of the invisible threads that connect us to our ancestors, our descendants, and the world around us.
- 05
Human Universe
Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen
A sweeping, awe-inspiring journey that connects the vastness of the cosmos to the spark of human curiosity.
- 06
The Seven Daughters of Eve
Bryan Sykes
A fascinating scientific journey that bridges the gap between ancient ice and modern bloodlines.
- 07
Hacking Darwin
Jamie Frederic Metzl
An urgent, mind-expanding journey to the frontier of human evolution, where science fiction collides with profound moral choices.
- 08
Origin
Jennifer Raff
An expansive, scientifically grounded exploration of the deep ancestral history and genetic legacy of the Americas.
- 09
Before the dawn
Nicholas Wade · 2006
An expansive, science-driven journey into the deep past that decodes the genetic breadcrumbs of our earliest ancestors.
- 10
The tangled tree
David Quammen
A mind-expanding journey into the messy, interconnected web of life that rewrites everything you thought you knew about evolution.
- 11
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
A sweeping, paradigm-shifting journey that reveals the everyday structures of human life as nothing more than powerful, shared fictions.
- 12
A planet of viruses
Carl Zimmer
A mind-expanding journey into the microscopic forces that shape our DNA, our environment, and our ultimate fate.
