GENESIS The Deep Origin of Societies

At just three hours, this brief audiobook achieves for Wilson's narrative its truest form--a testament, a legacy, a summary vision of a lifetime of scientific achievement. Jonathan Hogan is a particularly steady and lucid narrator, familiar to listeners of Wilson's earlier titles. His voice is finely attuned to the great biologist's voice, character, values, and mission, as well as the subtleties and complexities of his text. Wilson is 90 now, and his argument that social altruism is evolution's next step is, like all of his analyses, provocative and thought-provoking. Hogan doesn't hurry the narrative, and you will feel comfortable relistening to parts, or the entire audiobook. Few of this year's releases will leave you as reflective, as hopeful, or as reaffirmed as this one. D.A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2019]