For too long the Neanderthals have been seen as dim-witted evolutionary dead-enders who looked and behaved completely differently from us, but in recent years their story has been transformed thanks to new discoveries and advances in scientific techniques. In a compelling narrative one that has not previously been told in a way that encompasses the entire dramatic arc from evolution to expansion to extinction this book takes a fresh and engaging look...

"Did giants really exist in the British Isles? Do the legends of them building megalithic sites hold any reality? Why does the establishment deny they ever existed? Hugh Newman and Jim Vieira investigate these claims and take a deep dive into obscure newspaper accounts, antiquarian diaries, archaeological reports, local history records, newly-translated ancient texts, and written evidence from hundreds of sources going back to over a 4000-year period...