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It was a great book that took you from our understanding of the beginnings of the universe all the way to our modern world, all condensed in 250 pages. I felt that this was a very important read for me, and am happy that it was my first here on Goodreads. I look forward to finishing many more.

Now that the world has made the transition from a hunting and gathering to an agricultural age (due to a warming of the earth after an Ice Age), much complexity has come about. With the ability to harvest crops, women are able to bear more children. This has lead to quite a large population increase. With this increase of population comes a need for social structure in society e.g. Bureaucracy, early religions, etc.

In three or so chapters, Brown has managed to cover our interpretation of the beginning of the universe -- Big Bang -- to the evolution of life on earth and finally leading to the rise of the human population and agriculture after the great Ice Age. Thus far its been a great read.

Wow, Wow, and Wow, additionally WOW. She, the author, is able to tell the 'history of everything' poignantly and succinctly!