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Review - Human - Robert Winston

Not really a popular science book, so we can't give it more than three stars, but a remarkable book nonetheless.

In the classic Dorling Kindersley style this is a richly illustrated book, featuring the human animal in profuse detail. It's a reference book really, but it's one that it is very tempting to dip into and read more.

After an introduction and a short section on the origins of the human race there's a big chunk (about 100 pages) dedicated to the body and how it works. A lot of this is in the classic DK style of a two page spread on each topic, though sometimes - the heart for example - it spreads to four. The pages are crammed with illustrations and relatively short chunks of separate text, which is why in the end it's not popular science - it doesn't read through, it's more of a reference.

After the body, the mind, our life cycle, our society, culture and peoples finish the book (with a small section on the future).

If you want a single reference on the human being this has to be it. It's a great book, just not really our sort of thing!

Only in hardback.

Reviewed by Peter Spitz

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