Readers of Yuval Noah Harari's }Sapiens{ will find comparable food for thought in this exploration of how taming ten important animals and plants changed these species and similarly altered the direction of human progress Roberts uncovers the deep history of 10 familiar species with incredible wild pasts: dogs, apples and wheat; cattle, potatoes and chickens; rice, maize and horses--and, finally, humans. She reveals how becoming part of our world changed these animals and plants, and shows how they became our allies, essential to the survival and success of our own species--Publisher marketing.
