“Fun to read … An engrossing and comprehensive life-science lesson applicable to everyone.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A lively romp through the curious nature of body hair.” — Publishers Weekly

“An engaging and frank exploration of the evolutionary basis of body hair and the deep-seated social anxieties about what hair says about us.” — Library Journal 

“A fabulously engaging saga of survival, sex, and social life.” — The Bookseller

“Judy Wearing provides a deliciously witty, accessible, and scholarly romp through all things hirsute … Brilliant!” — Laurence D. Hurst, author of The Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren’t and Can’t Be Perfect

“A delight.” —Alex Boese, bestselling author of Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments

“This lively, wide-ranging book invites us to rethink something we often take for granted: our hair.” —Andrea Charise, author of The Aesthetics of Senescence: Aging, Population, and the Nineteenth-Century British Novel

“A masterclass in how something as ordinary as body hair can tell the extraordinary story of being human.” —Lucy Jane Santos, author of Chain Reactions

“If you’ve ever wondered how come the naked ape is actually pretty hairy in some fairly inexplicable ways, this book will enlighten you.” —Peter Forbes, author of Thinking Small and Large: How Microbes Made and Can Save Our World

“A compelling work that will be a permanent addition to writing on hair and the body.” —Jonathan A. Allan, author of Uncut: A Cultural Analysis of the Foreskin

“A brilliant and engaging account of our hair.” —Tim Coulson, author of The Universal History of Us and A Little History of Everything