This book is divided into two parts. The first travels the history of human evolution in six chapters. It begins from the very beginning, when our planet was newborn, and the molecules of life were just forming. The chapters then climb ever higher as the journey takes the reader through the long, continually changing eons. The story concludes with the emergence of our own species, modern Homo sapiens.The second part of this book contains eight essays covering a wide range of subjects. An invaluable source of knowledge for many.