"A celebrated science writer draws upon the most recent discoveries in paleoarchaeology and evolutionary biology to present the seven most important steps leading to Homo sapiens"-- Teaching Books: https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=85219 Provided by publisher.

Forward / by Dr. Habiba Chirchir -- Introduction -- How we started -- Step 1: We stand up -- Step 2: We smash rocks -- Step 3: We get swelled heads -- Step 4: We take a hike -- Step 5: We invent barbecue -- Step 6: We start talking (and never shut up) -- Step 7: We become storytellers -- Conclusion: We dominate -- Author's notes. A note on race ; More on evolution ; More about dating fossils, artifacts, and climate shifts.