{"product_id":"9781786090010","title":"Tamed : Ten Species that Changed our World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alice Roberts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistory of science\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 June 2018 by Cornerstone (Windmill Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 27mm | 330g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\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":"Alice Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56153852215621,"sku":"9781786090010","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781786090010.jpg?v=1762272943","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781786090010","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}