This Is Life

“I have rarely enjoyed clinging to life after an asteroid collision quite as much. An entertaining, expert guide to the precarious, miraculous and wondrous journey to where we are now”Dara Ó Briain

“What a fun book! Reading Christophe Galfard feels like you’re having a chat with a friendly scientist over a coffee – a chat that ends with a grand appreciation for how the physical universe enables our own existence”Steve Brusatte, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

“A gorgeous, glorious romp through the sciences to address the biggest question of all: What is life? The reader is in safe hands with Christophe Galfard, whose charming, expressive writing leads you gently through some of the greatest discoveries humans have ever made”David Tong, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge

“I can't remember when I last enjoyed a biology book so much. Christophe Galfard brings to life with remarkable storytelling his exploration of where we come from as a species”Brian Clegg, author of The Universe Inside You