The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins BOTY_2025 and sourdough breads to bagels

and sourdough breads to bagels

But Halleck has some powerful local connections and gets off with a slap on the wrist

a book everyone should read for the joy and emotion of the language it contains

giants and mandrakes

this time with a pair of women warriors at the helm

The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins BOTY_2025 and sourdough breads to bagelsWinner of the Phi Beta Kappa Ralph Waldo Emerson Award "[A]n incisive and captivating reassessment of prehistory . . . In lucid prose, Geroulanos unspools an enthralling and detailed history of the development of modern natural science. It's a must read." Publishers Weekly, starred review "An astute, powerfully rendered history of humanity." Kirkus Reviews, starred review An eminent historian tells the story of how we came to obsess over the origins