# The Power of Life

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- Book: [The Power of Life](https://www.bookquiver.com/jessica-riskin/the-power-of-life) ([The Power of Life.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jessica-riskin/the-power-of-life.md))
- Authors: [Jessica Riskin](https://www.bookquiver.com/jessica-riskin)
- Publisher: riverhead_books
- ISBN: 978-05-9385-257-6
- Pages: 496
- Published: 2026-03-24
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORKER “A truly remarkable achievement.” —Jill Lepore “A gorgeous story of human nature and animal behavior—and of the way science itself...