How Language Makes Us Human

In Marriage and Civilization, Tucker takes readers on a journey through the history of the human race to demonstrate how a pattern of life-long, monogamous pairings has enabled humans to build modern civilization. Drawing extensively on biological, anthropological, and historical evidence, Tucker makes the case that marriage is not only a desirable institution for societies, it’s actually the bedrock of civilization.

A comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language.

A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them.

How Language Began revolutionizes our understanding of the one tool that has allowed us to become the "lords of the planet."