The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book
“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading . . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty, and compassionate.” —The Wall Street Journal
An exploration of seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human