Mankind has a distinct advantage over other terrestrial species; we talk to one another. But how did we acquire the most advanced form of communication on Earth? Deemed a "bombshell" linguist and "instant folk hero"...Daniel L. Everett posits that the nearly 7,000 languages that exist are the product of one million years of evolution. Tracing 60,000 generations, he debunks long-held theories across a spectrum of disciplines to affirm the concept that we are not born with an instinct for language. Woven with anecdotes of his almost forty years of fieldwork amongst Amazonian hunter-gatherers, this is a "complete enthralling" exploration of our humanity, and an illuminating study of what makes us human.