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The Kiwi's Egg Charles Darwin and Natural Selection - a fresh look at Darwin's most radical theory

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By: David Quammen
304 pages, no illustrations
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  • The Kiwi's Egg ISBN: 9780753823507 Paperback May 2008 Out of Print #173275
  • The Kiwi's Egg ISBN: 9780297845690 Hardback Jan 2007 Out of Print #162179
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Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for how evolution occurs. Then, in September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that 'natural selection' among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of Species. The human drama and scientific basis of Darwin's twenty-one-year delay constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.

Also published under the title "The Reluctant Mr Darwin" in the US.

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David Quammen attended Yale and Oxford, is the author of several critically acclaimed science books and for fifteen years wrote a column 'Natural Acts' for OUTSIDE magazine, making natural science understandable, relevant and accurate for readers and scientists alike. He is a three-time winner of the National Magazine Award in the United States, most recently for a NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC story on Darwin. He lives in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife.
Out of Print
By: David Quammen
304 pages, no illustrations
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'a complete delight... this captivating biographical essay... is fresh and original.' -- Janet Browne SCIENCE magazine (USA) 'very readable... Part biography, part historical account, this book expertly teases apart Darwin's intellectual jouney of discovery... ' BBC FOCUS 'Anybody with the slightest interest in biology will want to devour every page of this exquisite book.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'an easy read that makes the perfect primer to understanding the man.' -- Martin Brookes NEW SCIENTIST 'a startlingly original intellectual biography of the shy, cautious genius who permanently transformed our ideas about life on Earth.' LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS 'Quammen's stated aim was to produce a "pleasantly readable" account. With this he has achieved much more.' GEOGRAPHICAL
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