A LEADING RESEARCHER ON HUMAN EVOLUTION PROPOSES A NEW AND CONTROVERSIAL THEORY OF HOW OUR SPECIES CAME TO BE. "Combining the thrill of a novel with a remarkable depth of perspective, the book offers a panorama of recent developments in palcoanthropology. by drawing together this broad range of viewpoints, Stringer's original ideas will open avenues for those who deal with genes, fossils, or artifacts. refreshingly politically incorrect... Stringer wisely states in his conclusion that science is not about being right or wrong, but about gradually approaching the truth of the natural world. Although he has complied with this philosophy throughout his many writings, one must admit that he has been mostly right from the beginning." -JEAN-JACQUES HUBLIN, Nature "Lone Survivors is a magnificent achievement: rich, informative, and comprehensive. Simply the best book on current state-of-the-art human evolutionary studies I have read. I recommend it as the first step for anyone entering this field— and for those who have already taken their first steps, it provides the overview we would all like to have. The book makes a messy field neat and much easier to navigate in. Bravo!" -PETER C. KJAERGAARD, professor and director of Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark "To follow the dramatic announcements that will be appearing... from now on concerning new fossil finds and detailed genetic knowledge... you will need prime to make sense of the story so far. Here is that book." "The book has a near-conversational tone, and the result is rather like having a long and interesting conversation with an expert and interesting raconteur. This volume will be essential for readers interested in the history of paleoanthropology and recent research on the evolution of Homo sapiens." -JOHN J. SHEA, The Quarterly Review of Biology One of the world's foremost paleoanthropologists, CHRIS STRINGER is a researcher at the Natural History Museum in London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is also the author of Homo britannicus and The Complete World of Human Evolution, as well as hundreds of articles on human evolution. He has three children and lives in London.