Why Evolution Is True - Hardcover

Coyne, Jerry A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670020532 ISBN 13: 9780670020539

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2009

Synopsis

An argument in favor of evolution places an emphasis on the factual evidence supporting it, in a report that draws on myriad branches of science and discusses the significance of archaeological findings that reveal key moments in evolutionary history. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

Review from previous edition Coyne is hugely knowledgeable and an excellent writer. (Nature, Vol. 462)

Review from previous edition One of the very best and most important book on evolution for broad audiences in at least 50 years. (Douglas J. Futuyma, Trends in Ecology and Evolution)

A scholarly, yet delightfully readable account. (Tom Tregenza, Current Biology, Volume 19)

We must present the evidence, and Jerry Coyne's book does an excellent job of it. (Massimo Pigliucci, Science)

Evolution is true...Coyne displays it for us in a way that no objective reader could fail to find compelling. (Richard Dawkins, TLS)

'Why Evolution is True'is outstandingly good. (Richard Dawkins, TLS)

Coyne's knowledge of evolutionary biology is prodigious, his deployment of it as masterful as his touch is light. (Richard Dawkins, TLS)

His coverage is enviably comprehensive, yet he simultaneously manages to keep the book compact and readable. (Richard Dawkins, TLS)

Coyne's book is just what we needed in this bicentennial year to anchor Darwin where he belongs. (Nigel Hawkes, The Times)

A clear, engaging, accessible explanation of the evidence for evolution. (Massimo Pigliucci, Science)

About the Author:

Jerry A. Coyne has been a professor at the University of Chicago in the department of ecology and evolution for twenty years. He specializes in evolutionary genetics and works predominantly on the origin of new species. He is a regular contributor to The New Republic, the Times Literary Supplement, and other publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0670020532
• ISBN 13: 9780670020539
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 282