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Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earths awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations.Stands comparison with Sapiens Thrilling Sunday TimesHuman evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces. Ancient Greece developed democracy because of its mountainous terrain. Voting behaviour in the United States today follows the bed of an ancient sea.Professor Lewis Dartnell takes us on an astonishing journey into our planets past to tell the ultimate origin story. Blending science and history, Origins reveals the Earths awesome impact on the shape of human civilisationsand helps us to see the challenges and opportunities of the future.A sweeping, brilliant overview of the history not only of our species but of the worldPeter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsAbsorbing A first-class readand an important oneObserver