The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins BOTY_2025 " can make us forget

" can make us forget the wisdom we were born with

freedom—in novelist and graphic designer Peter Mendelsund’s The Delivery

Nepo bravely demonstrates the vulnerability he urges us all to practice

and the thrilling eureka moments of discovery

a book everyone should read for the joy and emotion of the language it contains

The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins BOTY_2025 " can make us forgetWinner of the Phi Beta Kappa Ralph Waldo Emerson Award "[A]n incisive and captivating reassessment of prehistory . . . In lucid prose, Geroulanos unspools an enthralling and detailed history of the development of modern natural science. It's a must read." Publishers Weekly, starred review "An astute, powerfully rendered history of humanity." Kirkus Reviews, starred review An eminent historian tells the story of how we came to obsess over the origins