The Beak of the Finch : A Story of Evolution in Our Time (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (Paperback)

from Jsaj

A bit outdated as there has been a lot of new information on evolution since this book's publication, but it remains an excellent book about evolution and natural selection. In addition to clearly ...

from bfertig

One of the best forays into evolutionary biology. An excellent job at both explaining the process of evolution, changes that can be observed, and personalizing the experience by feeling like you ge...

from lorax

It is said that God knows the fall of a sparrow, but Peter and Rosemary Grant know the fall of every finch on Daphne Major, a tiny uninhabited island in the Galapagos. For decades they have been co...

from JBD1

A well-written look at contemporary evolutionary scholarship, mostly focused on the long-running detailed studies of Galapagos finches, but extending to work on guppies and moths and bacterial evol...

from untraveller

Read while on Floreana Island in the Galapagos. At times the book was frustrating as all get out. I nearly gave up about 100 pages from the finish line, but glad I did not. The author does bring it...