The Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life [Anglais] [Relié]

Very few people can confidently summarize Charles Darwin's contribution to the theory of evolution. Fewer still can claim an understanding of his methods. This two-cassette abridgment will put the average lay person well ahead of his peers on both counts. Ken Ruta has a very listenable voice and reads Darwin's lucid, dense prose with appropriate deliberatation and clarity. The sound is a bit telephone-like (lacking in lows) but is perfectly intelligible. J.N. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

A masterful condensation. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific imagination, The Origin of Species sold out on the day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England, and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly "passed beyond the bounds of the study and lecture-room into the drawing-room and the public street." Yet, after reading it, Darwin's friend and colleague T. H. Huxley had a different reaction: "How extremely stupid not to have thought of that."
Based largely on Darwin's experience as a naturalist while on a five-year voyage aboard H.M.S. Beagle, The Origin of Species set forth a theory of evolution and natural selection that challenged contemporary beliefs about divine providence and the immutability of species. A landmark con-
tribution to philosophical and scientific thought, this edition also includes an introductory historical sketch and a glossary Darwin later added to the original text.

Charles Darwin grew up considered, by his own account,
"a very ordinary boy, rather below the common standard of intellect." A quirk of fate kept him from the career his father had deemed appro-
priate--that of a country parson--when a botanist recommended Darwin for an appointment as a naturalist aboard H.M.S. Beagle from 1831 to 1836. Darwin is also the author of the five-volume work Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle (1839) and The Descent of Man (1871). --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

Charles Darwin's THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES is one of the landmark works that has helped shape the modern world. The book has fresh applications today for its pioneering views on the ecology of plants and animals. This edition also includes an introductory historical sketch and a glossary Darwin later added to the original text, as well as an Introduction by Walter Cronkite. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

"Darwin's humanity,
with all its foibles,
shines through in
his life and writing."
--stephen jay gould --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .

Philip Appleman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, whete he was a founding editor of Victorian Studies. He is the editor of Thomas Malthus's An Essay on the Principle of Population (A Norton Critical Edition); he is also the author of a book about overpopulation, The Silent Explosion; several award-winning books of poetry including Darwin's Ark; and three novels, including Apes and Angels. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .