The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
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Traces the twenty-one-year period between Charles Darwin's original idea about natural selection and the publication of "On the Origin of Species," in an account that offers insight into his experiences as a cautious naturalist.
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Darwin. Quammen. What's not to love?
I had this book for dessert, but recommend it as an appetizer. Maybe I'm not the right person to review this book: I'm already a bit of a Darwinhead, have already read Origin and at least one biography. I didn't read this to get something new, it was more for enjoyment. And enjoy I did. Quammen has distilled the complexity of Darwin's life but has preserved its richness.
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1 released bookGreat Discoveries is a 16-book series first released in 2003 with contributions by Michio Kaku, David Foster Wallace, and 12 others.
