Synopsis Presents the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the indelible stamp of the evolutionary processes first proposed by Darwin.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-01-22 |
| Size | | Length: | 282 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Publisher's Note An argument in favor of evolution places an emphasis on the factual evidence supporting it, in a report that draws on myriad branches of science and discusses the significance of archaeological findings that reveal key moments in evolutionary history. 25,000 first printing.
Industry Reviews "With great care, attention to the scientific evidence and a wonderfully accessible style, Coyne...presents an overwhelming case for evolution." (10/06/2008)
"[T]he respected evolutionary biologist lays out an airtight case that Earth is unspeakably old and that new species evolve from previous ones." (01/18/2009)
"[A]t a time...when good evolution books are rife, Coyne has given general readers one of the best." (01/01/2009)
"As they follow Mr. Coyne's parade of evidence -- his discussions of the fossil record, of vestigial traits, of the ways in which living things constantly make novel use of the bits and pieces they have inherited, of the distribution of plants and animals -- the components of Darwin's thesis are sequentially supported. We have a list of things to be shown, they are shown and the truth of evolution is established." (01/28/2009)
"Coyne never takes it on faith that evolution exists; his book is a constant proving of exactly how and why it can exist....[and] the joy he takes in his work is evident on every page." (02/11/2009)
"WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUE is outstandingly good. Coyne's knowledge of evolutionary biology is prodigious, his deployment of it as masterful as his touch is light. His coverage is enviably comprehensive, yet he simultaneously manages to keep the book compact and readable." (02/13/2009)
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