Almost Like A Whale: The Origin Of Species Updated

Présentation de l'éditeur This work updates the theories of Darwin's "The Origin of the Species". It highlights the relationships of the living world using 20th century science to breathe life into Darwin's 19th century theory. Revue de presse As enthralling in its own way as was Darwin's original (Kenan Malik Independent on Sunday ) Exhilarating (Melvyn Bragg Observer ) A celebration of the unarguable rightness of Darwin's case, updated to take into account our century's advances, particularly in genetics... his writing is clear, precise, declamatory, often illuminating... he allies the macro and the micro, using tales of dogs and snails and polyps and islands, to create a work of persuasion rather than polemic (Euan Ferguson Observer ) To rewrite Darwin requires considerable skill, bravado, and, possibly, a touch of madness. Jones clearly has more than his fair share of all three... a barnstorming tour of modern genetics and its implications for evolutionary theory (Kenan Malik Independent on Sunday ) Explains the workings of evolution, as they are now understood, with beautiful clarity and, naturally, with a lot more fun and jokes than Darwin ever allowed himself. The book is a pleasure to read (Mary Midgley New Statesman )