... Close Encounters with Humankind offers additional vistas on our unique plight... -- The Ideas Driving 2018 - New Scientist Succinctly and engagingly, Lee revisits... key questions about the story of our evolving species - and gives some unconventional answers... ultimately, Lee will inspire even experts with her efforts at elucidating a field often seen as arid and inscrutable. -- Nature To describe this as a toilet book is not a criticism. The short, punchy, stand-alone chapters (including Are We Cannibals? Are Humans Still Evolving?) lend themselves perfectly to reflective moments in the smallest room of the house. -- Wild reading - books for the summer - BBC Wildlife Magazine