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Beak of the Finch : A Story of Evolution in Our Time, Paperback by Weiner, Jo...
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780679733379
- Book Title
- Beak of the Finch : a Story of Evolution in Our Time (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Nature, Travel, Science
- Topic
- Experiments & Projects, Life Sciences / Evolution, South America / Ecuador & Galapagos Islands, Animals / Birds
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Item Weight
- 11 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - A dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research of Darwin's discovery of evolution that "spark[s] not just the intellect, but the imagination" ( Washington Post Book World). "Admirable and much-needed.... Weiner's triumph is to reveal how evolution and science work, and to let them speak clearly for themselves."-- The New York Times Book Review On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch. In this remarkable story, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself. The Beak of the Finch is an elegantly written and compelling masterpiece of theory and explication in the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
067973337x
ISBN-13
9780679733379
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038640334
Product Key Features
Book Title
Beak of the Finch : a Story of Evolution in Our Time (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Experiments & Projects, Life Sciences / Evolution, South America / Ecuador & Galapagos Islands, Animals / Birds
Publication Year
1995
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Travel, Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ql696.P246
Reviews
"This book is an extraordinary achievement. It is carefully researched, impeccably crafted, unflinchingly dramatic, yet conscientiously scientific."--School Library Journal "[An] engaging narrative of a modern scientific study that will forever change the way that we view evolution....This is a rare book: The Beak of the Finch is at once absorbing science history, deftly crafted popular science treatise and engagingly personal narrative....It has an important story to tell, not only of Darwin's finches and evolution but also of the way that forefront scientific research is carried out."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Evocative writing, exhaustive research, and Weiner's memorable portrait of the engaging Grants assure The Beak of the Finch membership in the select pantheon of science books that spark not just the intellect, but the imagination."--Washington Post Book World "A brilliant book. It is the best book on life and evolution in many a long year--one of those rare books that permanently alters one's view of nature and even of life and death."--Richard Preston
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
93-036755
Dewey Decimal
598.8/830438
Dewey Edition
20
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