{"product_id":"9781786090010","title":"Tamed : Ten Species that Changed our World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Roberts, Alice \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistory of science\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 June 2018 by Cornerstone (Windmill Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 27 | 330g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**'A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.' BRIAN COX****'Will appeal to fans of Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens'. Mail on Sunday **The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDogs became our companionsWheat fed a booming populationCattle gave us meat and milkMaize fuelled the growth of empiresPotatoes brought us feast and famineChickens led us to wonder about tomorrowRice promised us a golden futureHorses gave us strength and speedApples travelled with usHUMANS TAMED THEM ALLFor hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals to stay alive  until they began to tame them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining archaeology and cutting-edge genetics, Tamed tells the story of the greatest revolution in human history and reveals the fascinating origins of ten crucial domesticated species; and how they, in turn, transformed us. In a world creaking under the strain of human activity, Alice Roberts urges us to look again at our relationship with the natural world  and our huge influence upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAN ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' 2017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45796429693168,"sku":"9781786090010","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781786090010.jpg?v=1713546602","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781786090010","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}