Excellent overview of evolution

Michael Ghiselin is the highly regarded author of "The Triumph of the Darwinian Method" and has written a very accessible and short history of evolutionary thinking. The reading is excellent and engaging, particularly the passages in which various writers, including Darwin, are quoted.

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Darwin: theory or fact?

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Worthy of the subject

More than anything else this puts Darwin in perspective against the specious, ludicrous and often imbecilic arguments against this profound idea.

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He Married His Cousin?

I really enjoyed this biography of Darwin and his theory of evolution. There are lots of great citations of Darwin’s original words ranging from his autobiography to his magnum opus, On Origin of Species. Other contemporaneous works are also cited bringing in a rich tapestry of perspectives and ideas. I learned lots of additional detail about Darwin’s original ideas and how those ideas developed over time.

The main narration is great. Unfortunately, the voice acting with the other characters goes a bit overboard. Some of the characters have rather forced accents, and I struggled to understand one towards the end.

I’d recommend this audiobook. However, I imagine there are probably better ones on the same topic that I have yet to discover. I’m curious to listen to more books in the series, but my expectations are measured.

Concise and fulfilling

Another excellent book from an excellent series. It provides enough information on the topic to satisfy the inquisitive yet unspecialized reader. Absolutely loved it. Thank you.