I finished “The Clap of a Single Hand” by Kukushkin. One of the best books on the origin of life. “My book,” writes the author in the epilogue, “can be considered a fan prequel to ‘Sapiens’ by Yuval Noah Harari.” And I was just about to reread “Sapiens” in the original, having bought an English edition a couple of weeks ago specifically for this purpose! “The point of ‘The Clap’,” writes the author, “is that we, humans, are inseparable from the rest of the living nature and all of its history from the origin of life to the present day.” I must add that I’ve never had to google so much while reading a book before. So, on one hand, the book reads very easily—beautiful language, a humorous style. But on the other, Kukushkin constantly refers to wildly interesting examples and facts, forcing one to stop reading and search the internet for additional details before the topic fades. Overall, I highly recommend it to all the curious folks out there; it is definitely a favorite number one in my library.
I’ve ordered “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies” by Jared Diamond next. Also in line is “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari (following), then “Accessory to War” by Neil DeGrasse. Oh, and “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins is waiting too.
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