Evolutionary theory ranks as one of the most powerful concepts of modern civilization. Its
effects on our view of life have been wide and deep. One of the most world-shaking books …

" Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and
spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Twenty-one years passed between …

Charles Darwin's foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible
introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be …

In reality Darwin's" theory" of evolution was a whole bundle of theories, and it is impossible
to discuss Darwin's evolutionary thought constructively if one does not distinguish the …

The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems
impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. But in this remarkable …

This book presents an ardent defense of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution against its
many critics by one of the leading experts on this subject. Offering a clear and …

Charles Darwin's Origin of Species is now 130 years old, yet it continues to provoke fierce
and impassioned debate. Michael Ruse, a distinguished champion of Darwin's theory of …

For evolutionary biologists, the concept of chance has always played a significant role in the
formation of evolutionary theory. As far back as Greek antiquity, chance and" luck" were key …

No other scientific theory has had as tremendous an impact on our understanding of the
world as Darwin's theory as outlined in his Origin of Species, yet from the very beginning the …

Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and
data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one …