Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul, (Paperback)

from TheAmpersand

An interesting, readable account of the Dover, Pennsylvania "intelligent design" trial that led to ID being barred from America's science classrooms. Since I'm not particularly science-literate, I felt pretty well-served by this book. Humes walks the reader though the basics of evolutionary theor...

from CBrachyrhynchos

Good coverage of one of the most important trials of the decade. Does a good job at challenging some of the myths of the case and puts the case in context of a larger political conflict. Flawed due to some obvious editorial errors and background chapters are sometimes tedious.

from girlsgonereading

Monkey Girl is about evolution, but mostly it is about the people involved in the Dover, Pennsylvania case. Edward Humes does a good job of explaining all of the different people involved in the case and how it came about. He does pick a side however: he clearly believes that evolution should be ...

from Atomicmutant

wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. Five wows up. I know, not very eloquent. This is just a marvelous work of journalism covering the intelligent design movement, and the Dover, Pennsylvania trial. It's a gripping courtroom drama, a great science lesson, and exploration of cultural divisions in America. If ...

from Maggie_Rum

An excellent portrayal of how creationism is taking hold on science classrooms, and why this is leading to science illiteracy