A National Bestseller A National Geographic Best Book of 2017 An Amazon Best Book of 2017 2017 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner Winner of the 2018 Thomas Bonner Book Prize A New York Public Library Book of the Day "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 Reviews " 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.