About the Book
A billion-year history of movement, from bacteria to Olympic athletes. Despite the overwhelming diversity of life on earth, one theme has dominated its evolution: the apparently simple act of moving from one place to another. Restless Creatures is the first book for a general audience telling the incredible story of locomotion in human and animal evolution. Restless Creatures opens up an astonishing new perspective – that little in evolution makes sense unless in the light of movement.