Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul - Softcover

Humes, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060885491 ISBN 13: 9780060885496

Publisher: Ecco Press, 2008

Synopsis

What should we teach our children about where we come from?
Is evolution a lie or good science?
Is it incompatible with faith?
Have scientists really detected evidence of a creator in nature?

From bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes comes a dramatic story of faith, science, and courage unlike any since the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. Monkey Girl takes you behind the scenes of the recent war on evolution in Dover, Pennsylvania, when the town's school board decision to confront the controversy head-on thrust its students, then the entire community, onto the front lines of America's culture wars. Told from the perspectives of all sides of the battle, it is a riveting true story about an epic court case on the teaching of "intelligent design," and what happens when science and religion collide.

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Review:

"A valuable primer . . . An illuminating blend of science, religion and politics."--Kirkus Reviews

"An absorbing, character-driven story of the Dover case."--Publishers Weekly

"Rich back stories of characters from both sides of the courtroom make self-evident the fundamental culture war brewing."--Seed Magazine

"[E]xcellent science writing, with crisp explanations of complicated evolutionary mechanisms, and fascinating material on Darwin."--San Diego Union-Tribune

"His writing is vivid, memorable, and engaging, and a welcome breath of common sense."--Seattle Times

"A real page-turner and an eye-opener for those who think they understand the American psyche."--Lee M. Silver

"Making a complicated issue accessible . . . His fast-moving, richly detailed book reads like a suspense novel."--Chicago Tribune

"Humes especially shines in his careful explication of the history of this larger fight."--Los Angeles Times Book Review [cover review]

"Compelling page-turning narrative . . . A must read for anyone who cares about science, education, and liberty."--Michael Shermer

"Monkey Girl is compelling and unsettling.--Patt Morrison

About the Author:

Edward Humes is the author of ten critically acclaimed nonfiction books, including Eco Barons, Monkey Girl, Over Here, School of Dreams, Baby E.R., Mean Justice, No Matter How Loud I Shout, and the bestseller Mississippi Mud. He has received the Pulitzer Prize for his journalism and numerous awards for his books. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and Sierra. He lives in California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060885491
• ISBN 13: 9780060885496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400