The Trojan Horse and Other Stories: Ten Ancient Creatures That Make Us Human -- Julia Kindt, Hardcover Phantom 'Lost Son'

'Lost Son'

gritty gunfights

and seemingly able to maneuver in ways that defy the laws of physics--actually exist

a reclusive megalomaniac with steel pincers for hands

Track: 11 - World of Uncertainty

The Trojan Horse and Other Stories: Ten Ancient Creatures That Make Us Human -- Julia Kindt, Hardcover Phantom 'Lost Son'What makes us human? What, if anything, sets us apart from all other creatures? Ever since Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the answer to these questions has pointed to our own intrinsic animal nature. Yet the idea that, in one way or another, our humanity is entangled with the non human has a much longer and more venerable history. In the West, it goes all the way back to classical antiquity. This grippingly written and provocative book boldly