To those who find the story of humanity hard to handle, Warwick Cairns makes it simple with a concise account that starts with a Kenyan fossil and ends with the present day.

Few outsiders have ever attended an American-Indian Sun Dance festival. What takes place leads Warwick Cairns, some time later, to an awkward conversation with an aids-clinic medic.

Researching his new book on Wilfred Thesiger (and life in general) Warwick Cairns heads out to Kenya, where the public transport system proves something of a challenge. His ebook, btw, is out now and free all November.