Simon L. Lewis

Praise for The Human Planet

A careful explanation of what society is doing to this amazing planet and its people. I was absolutely gripped. Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read

Ellie Mae O’Hagan

A relentless reckoning of how we, as a species, got ourselves into the mess we're in today. . . told with determination and in chiseled, almost literary prose. Indeed, the book's main story - how one species, Hom ...

Wall Street Journal

A highly entertaining examination of the many ways in which humans are now profoundly altering Earth

Robin Mckie, Observer Books of the Year

A careful explanation of what society is doing to this amazing planet and its people. I was absolutely gripped. Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read

Ellie Mae O’Hagan

A relentless reckoning of how we, as a species, got ourselves into the mess we're in today. . . told with determination and in chiseled, almost literary prose. Indeed, the book's main story - how one species, Hom ...

Wall Street Journal

A highly entertaining examination of the many ways in which humans are now profoundly altering Earth

Robin Mckie, Observer Books of the Year

A careful explanation of what society is doing to this amazing planet and its people. I was absolutely gripped. Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read

Ellie Mae O’Hagan

A relentless reckoning of how we, as a species, got ourselves into the mess we're in today. . . told with determination and in chiseled, almost literary prose. Indeed, the book's main story - how one species, Hom ...

Wall Street Journal

A highly entertaining examination of the many ways in which humans are now profoundly altering Earth

Robin Mckie, Observer Books of the Year