Intriguing view through evolutionary history & genetics of the why and how societies first formed.
Relatively short and pleasant read.

Should be required reading for anyone interested in where we are heading as a species.

Feels more like an excerpt from a larger work than a complete and succinct book, Genesis covers the scientific research behind what might have caused us to evolve into social and cooperative creatures. Following microbial germs that cooperate to termites to homo erectus to us, this bite sized book reads more like a term paper than a book with a clear purpose but it's still easy to read and informative so it's hard to knock it too much.

Books by certain scientists always make me very happy. Sometimes it is just the wonder with which they approach a subject or maybe it is a favorite subject of mine and anything about it makes me happy. [a:Edward O. Wilson|31624|Edward O. Wilson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1227367019p2/31624.jpg]'s [b:Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies|40180056|Genesis The Deep Origin of Societies|Edward O. Wilson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529050079l/40180056._SX50_.jpg|62339659] is one of those books. He has a way of describing important topics in a way that leaves you feeling that you have both learned something important and understand it in a way you never did before. Genesis, a short book by any measure, discusses creation, cooperation, altruism, and many other intertwined subjects as Wilson teaches us what has been discovered in genetics and behavior in non-human species that so directly reflect who we are and what we can expect to learn from them.
An awesome book. Much better written than this review. Buy it. Read it. Discuss it. Loan it. Gift it. Whatever. Learn it and learn from it. An enjoyable read.

Very interesting recounting the evolution of societies following the one of organisms. But I wish it could have been a bit more expanded upon.

Interesting and informative but very dry.