Monkeys, Neurons and the Soul

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 “Human Evolution” answers many questions that have long interested Homo sapiens. What does it mean to be human? When and why did we become people? In what do we surpass our neighbors on the planet, and in what do we fall short? And how can we best use our main difference and advantage—an enormous, intricately structured brain?

One way is to read this book thoughtfully.

Alexander Markov—Doctor of Biological Sciences, leading researcher at the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His book on the evolution of living beings, “The Birth of Complexity” (2010), was an event in popular science literature and received widespread recognition among readers.