Alexander Markov’s new book is an engaging account of the origin and structure of the human being, based on the latest research in anthropology, genetics, and evolutionary psychology. The two-volume work “The Evolution of Man” answers many questions that have long been of interest to Homo sapiens. What does it mean to be human? When and why did we become people? In what ways do we surpass our planet’s neighbors, and in what ways do we fall short? And how can we best use our main difference and advantage—an enormous, complexly organized brain? One way is to read this book thoughtfully.
Alexander Markov—Doctor of Biological Sciences, a leading researcher at the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His book about the evolution of living beings, “The Birth of Complexity” (2010), became an event in popular science literature and received wide recognition from readers.