Zimmer takes us on a comprehensive tour of the history and implications of evolution that is hard to fault... Admirable.

Written with crystal clarity, Zimmer uses a broad brush to sweep us through the length and breadth of evolution... We are enthusiastically brought up-to-date.... a stunning and accessible book

Excellent ... I cannot imagine a better account of the sweep of contemporary neuroscience

A leader in his field and an ingenious and tireless researcher. This is the best book of its kind that I have come across

A masterpiece. The best of its kind and beautifully crafted.

Ramachandran is the modern wizard of neuroscience... here we see the genius at work.

An astonishing book. His humanity, humour and scientific genius inform every passage.

A groundbreaking book... Eloquently impassioned, exhaustive

Damasio makes a grand transition from higher-brain views of emotions to deeply evolutionary, lower-brain contributions to emotional, sensory and homeostatic experiences. He affirms that the roots of consciousness are affective and shared by our fellow animals. Damasio's creative vision leads relentlessly toward a natural understanding of the very font of being

Lucid, elegantly written, and punctuated by humour... This is an exciting book by a wonderful thinker