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Evolution:

The Triumph of an Idea
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Random House, Dec 31, 2011 - Science - 512 pages
Carl Zimmer tells the story of the theory of evolution from Darwin's journey on the Beagle to the controversies of modern evolutionary theory, the understanding of the lethal resurgence of antibiotic resistant diseases and the wave of species extinctions that face us today. The result is a wonderfully accessible account of a remarkable scientific journey, from the emergence to the triumph of an idea.

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A great introduction to evolution! - Goodreads
I love Zimmer's writing. - Goodreads
Read it once with glee and now use as a reference. - Goodreads
Great popular science writing. - Goodreads

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Just add photos & illustrations and it would make a fine HS sci text. Read full review

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Drawing on the Beagle's journey, Carl Zimmer leads us through time and space to tell us how evolution through natural selection came to impose itself in the scientific realm. In this superb book, easy ... Read full review

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About the author (2011)

A former senior editor at Discover magazine, Carl Zimmer is Stephen Jay Gould's successor on the US magazine Natural History. He is the author of two previous books and lives in New York.

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TitleEvolution: The Triumph of an Idea
AuthorCarl Zimmer
PublisherRandom House, 2011
ISBN1448107997, 9781448107995
Length512 pages
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Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
  
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