Beguiling and enthralling * Spectator * A lively and cogent account of how human beings, uniquely among species, have evolved to possess a conscious mind ... An excellent exploration of the concept of cultural evolution, and the origins and consequences of human creativity * Sunday Times * Required reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious * Observer * Lucid ... A brave and bracing book ... There should be more like it * The Times * Intelligence, insight and flair ... They don't come much bigger than Daniel Dennett -- Julian Baggini * Guardian *