The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time

The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time

By
Jonathan Weiner
Jonathan Weiner
1994 • 332 pages

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Weeds: How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think About Nature
Teaching the Trees: Lessons from the Forest

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The Secret Wisdom of Nature : Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things --- Stories from Science and Observation
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When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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Journalistic Nonfiction

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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
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Deep Learning
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Programming the Universe
Energy and Civilization: A History
The beginning of infinity explanations that transform the world
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Evolution

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