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Origin Of Species [Mass Market Paperback]

Charles Darwin (Author)
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Release Date: Oct 11 1999 | Series: Mentor
One of the most controversial books ever written... The classic that changed the way we look at the world-- and ourselves.

In the words of Ashley Montagu, "Next to the Bible no work has been quite as influential, in virtually every aspect of human thought, as The Origin of Species."

With an introduction by Sir Julian Huxley, this edition reminds us why Darwin's work exploded into public controversy and revolutionized the course of science--and continues to transform our views of the world as a new millennium dawns.

"Next to the Bible no work has been

quite as influential."--Ashley Montagu

* Includes an introduction by Sir Julian Huxley

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WHEN WE COMPARE the individuals of the same variety or subvariety of our older cultivated plants and animals, one of the first points which strikes us is, that they generally differ more from each other than do the individuals of any one species or variety in a state of nature. Read the first page
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Requirement for the Advanced Biology Student Oct 29 2003
By Currahee
Format:Hardcover
It is a crying shame that many reviewers have used this forum to try and critique evolutionary theory, making no references to the text at all and drawing on erroneous conclusions about Darwin in general. The Origin of Species is most definitely the most important work in the field of biology, as it is the most succinct and well developed explanations of the unifying principle of the field, evolution via descent with modification. I don't want to spend a lot of time explaining the theory or why a person should study it. I want to explain who should read this book and why. If you are looking for an introductory text on the theory of evolution you need to stay well away. There are other better books. In many cases Darwin's examples and arguments are outmoded or have been changed. The book overlooks many aspects that are included in modern evolutionary theory, such as genetics, simply because Darwin did not know about them. Natural selection as Darwin wrote it is one of the most effective explanatory theories in all of science but by reading this book you miss almost 150 years of the things it has explained. It is also a flat out PAIN to read, they where much "wordier" in the 1800's and Darwin's English is rather stilted and formal, even compared to modern scientific writing. So, who should read this book? Any person who is an advanced student in biology (I read it the summer before my senior year) should be aware of how the modern theory of evolution was born. You can't really achieve this without reading Origins. I am aware of no better way of understanding evolution that to follow its development through time, beginning with Darwin. And, if you don't understand evolution, you don't understand biology. As something to read it is a classic, arguably the most influential work of all time.

A note on edition: this copy is the one I have. I would suggest the facsimile of the First Edition found elsewhere on Amazon. I don't know why the publishers felt the need to put the caricatured human evolution (addressed nowhere in the book) on the cover.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The most important book of biological science. Mar 9 2004
By Dhaval Vyas
Format:Hardcover
'The Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin is the most important book of biological science. Even though the book may be dead in detail, it is basically the "big bang" of evolutionary thought. If one is a student of Biology, this is the book they want to read in order to develop true scientific thought.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and Interesting Jan 10 2012
By David Sabine
Format:Hardcover
So much has been written about Darwin's genius and the monumental success this text represents in human history that I don't need to repeat. In a word: read this!

This book has helped me to understand the evolution of human form, human knowledge, and our relationship not only to each other but to all of the natural world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars For Favoured Races Only
The shockwaves from the publication of this book still resound today. The full title of the book is "On the Origin of Species By Means Of Natural Selection or Preservation of... Read more
Published on May 14 2010 by Dave_42
5.0 out of 5 stars Need to know for cultural literacy
Because these reviews are cross-posted this is a review of ISBN: 0517123207, with a cover that was defiantly made to be provocative. Read more
Published on Jun 27 2006 by bernie
1.0 out of 5 stars People don't understand the truth behind it
Well, it's OK to read this book but to apply it in reality would be completely wrong! I totally disagree with such theory. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2006 by Dario
3.0 out of 5 stars Hum
Another reviewer boldly proclaimed "they(creationists) might see that arguing against Darwin's theory is like arguing Netwon's theory of gravity is wrong. Read more
Published on April 24 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully readable
The cover of this edition is misleading as Darwin only refers to man once in this book. It was in "Descent of Man" that he addressed the subject of evolution in man. Read more
Published on Feb 18 2004 by Ingalls
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Very Good
While neo-Darwinism is still struggling and many prominent biochemists, physicists, and biologists themselves are predicting its demise in its current form, Darwinism, as presented... Read more
Published on Aug 3 2003 by Alan Wilder
4.0 out of 5 stars the foundation of modern science
On the Origin of Species is perhaps the best known (but least understood) book of the modern age. I say least understood, because Darwin advances several theories (all relating... Read more
Published on July 24 2003 by doc peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars The second most misrepresented book ever written
There is only one other book that is so widely known, discussed, and debated, yet so rarely read: that other book is the Bible. Read more
Published on July 7 2003 by James Arvo
5.0 out of 5 stars A landmark in science writing.
A well-written, well-argued treatise on the volatile subject of the evolution of new species by natural selection. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2003 by A. J. Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars Still good to get back to basics
Although a lot has been learned since Darwin's time, and a lot of good books have been written, it's still useful to go back and read the book that started it all. Read more
Published on Nov 12 2002
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