Remarkable Creatures

Carroll, Sean B.

ISBN 10: 1849160724 / ISBN 13: 9781849160728

Published by Quercus, UK, 2009

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Lightly faded and creased along the spine, otherwise excellent copy, clean and unmarked throughout with no other notable creases or signs of wear beyond some mild bumps around outer edges from ordinary handling and shelving. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 140 x 220 mm. 330 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science & Technology; Britain/UK; Modern; ISBN: 1849160724. ISBN/EAN: 9781849160728. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 30411.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Remarkable Creatures
• Publisher: Quercus, UK
• Publication Date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1849160724
• ISBN 13: 9781849160728
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 2009.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science & Technology

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Synopsis

In 1809, when Darwin was born, much of the world was an unexplored wilderness. Our knowledge of the past was nonexistent, and our picture of our species' history little more than a set of fantastic myths and fairytales. But a new era was dawning. Five decades later, On the Origin of the Species was able to draw on the pioneering work of explorers and naturalists to produce a theory that revolutionized our conception of our world. And the revolution didn't stop with the publication of Darwin's masterwork. 150 years later, his 'dangerous idea' is still headline news, denied by many, capable of enraging and dividing, even as biologists decipher the 3-billion-year history of life as written in our very DNA. This book tells the stories of the most dramatic adventures and important discoveries in two centuries of natural history - from Alexander von Humboldt's epic journeys in South America to the hi-tech genome-reading projects making headlines today - and how they gave birth to and have nourished the evolution revolution.

About the Author

Sean B. Carroll is an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scientific discoveries have been featured in "Time, U.S. News & World Report" and "The New York Times", and Carroll himself has written articles for "Natural History" and "Playboy". His first book, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo", was a 2005 Top Popular Science Book of the Year ("USA Today"). He and his wife and children reside in Madison, Wisconsin.