Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohan

Description: Eve by Cat Bohannon The definitive guide to the Female Body, Eve is the book women all over the world have been waiting for.A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023LONGLISTED FOR BLACKWELLS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH and PROSPECT BEST BOOK OF 2023How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies?In Eve, Cat Bohannon answers questions scientists should have been addressing for decades. With boundless curiosity and sharp wit, she covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex. Eve is not only a sweeping revision of human history, its an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long. Bohannons findings, including everything from the way C-sections in the industrialized world are rearranging womens pelvic shape to the surprising similarities between pus and breast milk, will completely change what you think you know about evolution and why Homo sapiens have become such a successful and dominant species, from tool use to city building to the development of language. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Cat Bohannon is a researcher and author with a PhD from Columbia University in the evolution of narrative and cognition. Her essays and poems have appeared in Scientific American, Mind, Science Magazine, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Georgia Review, The Story Collider and Poets Against the War. She lives in the US with her partner and two offspring. Review A page-turning whistle-stop tour of mammalian development that begins in the Jurassic Era, Eve recasts the traditional story of evolutionary biology by placing women at its center . . . The book is engaging, playful, erudite, discursive and rich with detail * New York Times *Such a rare book: scholarly, funny, accessible and very important. A truly original history of humans that explains so much of who we are today -- Chris van Tulleken, author of ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE[Cat Bohannon] is revolutionising our understanding of the human body with her female-centric history of the species. A hugely ambitious piece of work, and one that doesnt pull its punches . . . character and storytelling are clearly second nature to Bohannon . . . Its a book thats packed full of surprising revelations * Guardian *An epic combination of science and speculation that places women at the centre of history -- ObserverA smart, funny, scientific deep-dive into the power of a womans body, Eve surprises, educates, and emboldens. Who runs the world? Girls! -- Bonnie Garmus, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRYA vast and revolutionary history of female evolution . . . [Eve] is a gripping, lyrical tale of female suffering, of remarkable resilience, of the lengths we will go to to survive and to protect our young. It makes being a woman seem truly extraordinary -- Laura Hackett * Sunday Times *Utterly fascinating. This book should revolutionise our understanding of human life. It is set to become a classic -- George Monbiot, author of REGENESISIm obsessed with EVE by Cat Bohannon. Riveting, jaw-dropping, hilarious, exciting, enraging and deeply, deeply refreshing. Bohannon presents cutting-edge science with glittering sensory detail, awe-inspiring story-telling, and a genius and often poetic turn of phrase. I will never forget her description of animals as "essentially lumpy donuts filled with ocean." I loved the real talk about giving birth to live babies and the reality of gestation and motherhood. So clever, so necessary, so funny. Finally, Eves story is here and Bohannons remarkable and gripping telling will change the world -- Lucy Jones, author of MATRESCENCEA rollicking, bollocking, subversive counter-history, telling at last the story of the human mainstream instead of (as other histories do) the male-edited, male-glorifying sidelines. And it does it all with forgiveness and good grace and great dollops of humour. Marvellous and downright necessary. -- Charles Foster, author of CRY OF THE WILDEve was immeasurably useful to me in my life-long quest to understand my own body. I highly recommend it to anyone who is on the same journey. -- Hope Jahren, author of LAB GIRL and STORY OF MORE Details ISBN1529156173 Author Cat Bohannon Publisher Cornerstone Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781529156171 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-05-30 Imprint Penguin Subtitle How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 599.938082 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-05-30 ISBN-10 1529156173 Pages 624 Alternative 9781529151251 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160195317;

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