Darwin's Island : The Galapagos in the Garden of England

from amarcobio

Good overview of Darwin's books other than the iconic 'Origin of species'. Actualli, Jones uses the topic of each book to tell pop sci stories. Very amusing and easy read. I miss something more about actual Darwin books.

from liehtzu

An excellent book but more pop science (with a ramble through the relevance of Darwin's works to modern genetics) than a study of the naturalist himself. Fascinating stuff though and a great read written in a most accessible style.

from cajela

I put off reading this for ages, after picking it up from a remainders shop. I've read so many popular biology books, what would I learn? But I should have known better - Steve Jones is always an engaging and entertaining author. This is no repeat of his earlier books, though it echoes "Almost Li...

from aleksandar2

The author goes through the books by Darwin other than Origin and develops Darwin's work with recent knowledge. Very interesting facts and conclusions about past, present and future of genes and genetics, evolution and science on evolution, mankind, Earth. The author also wants us to understand t...

from aleksandar2

The author goes through the books by Darwin other than Origin and develops Darwin's work with recent knowledge. Very interesting facts and conclusions about past, present and future of genes and genetics, evolution and science on evolution, mankind, Earth. The author also wants us to understand t...