{"product_id":"the-story-of-evolution-in-25-discoveries-9780231190374","title":"The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald R. Prothero explores the most fascinating breakthroughs in piecing together the evidence for evolution. In twenty-five vignettes, he recounts the dramatic stories of the people who made crucial discoveries, placing each moment in the context of what it represented for the progress of science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis compelling presentation of the undeniable evidence for evolution offers stunning and engaging reading for the enormous explanatory power of Darwin’s great idea.  Written by Donald R. Prothero, a leading paleontologist of our times, this book promises to enlighten even the staunchest skeptics of the theory of evolution. -- Don Johanson, discoverer of Lucy and founder of the Institute of Human Origins\u003cbr\u003eA hallmark of a truly great scientific insight is its ability to make sense of wildly different kinds of evidence, even kinds undreamed of when the insight first originated. Evolution is such an insight, and Prothero's survey of the field, in 25 short and lively chapters, illustrates the many lines of evidence for evolution from Darwin's day to our own, debunking misconceptions galore along the way. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine introduction for any reader who wants to appreciate the evidence behind the science. -- Ann Reid, executive director, National Center for Science Education\u003cbr\u003eThis is an informative and engaging work about the discovery process, mainly centered around evolution. Readers will be well informed about why biologists think evolution is not only real but also important for discovering who we are. Prothero provides a useful service in clearing up many misconceptions about evolution. -- Norman Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eDarwinian Detectives: Revealing the Natural History of Genes and Genomes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald Prothero has emerged as our foremost defender of evolutionary theory against creationists and intelligent design theorists and our most articulate expositor of the theory to the general public since Stephen Jay Gould, his mentor. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e is the best single volume I have read that captures the reality and grandeur of this grand theory of who we are, where we came from, and how we know all this about our species. A tour de force of science and reason. -- Michael Shermer, publisher, \u003ci\u003eSkeptic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003eAn outstanding update on evolution. * Kirkus [Starred Review] *\u003cbr\u003eAccessible overview of the history of the idea of evolution. Prothero is skilled at translating specialist material into entertaining stories. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eWith 'The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries,' Donald Prothero provides a masterful, lively primer on the abundant evidence for evolution, including the latest fossil findings at digging sites and laboratories around the world—all furthering to close this case, once and for all. * Foreword Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eDon’t Miss ‘The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries.’ [It] is palaeontologist and geologist Donald Prothero’s entertaining guide to the past, present and future of living things – with nature’s more bizarre aspects to the fore. * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eThis book accomplishes a nearly impossible double-task: it conveys enough information to serve as an introductory undergraduate text in evolution while also fascinating the general reader. In the light of Mr. Prothero’s fine book, the reading public is better equipped than ever before to make sense of evolution itself. * The Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging style that is accessible to anyone. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: In the Beginning: Everything Evolves, and Earth Is Very Old\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Everything Evolves and Changes: Discovery of the Evolving Universe\u003cbr\u003e2. The Abyss of Time: The Immense Age of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Darwin’s Evidence for Evolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Evolution in Action: Transformation in Real Time\u003cbr\u003e4. Our Common Body Plan: Homology\u003cbr\u003e5. Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny: Evidence in Embryos\u003cbr\u003e6. The Sinking of Noah’s Ark: Biogeography\u003cbr\u003e7. The Branching Tree of Life: Phylogeny\u003cbr\u003e8. The Case of the Cruel Wasps: Nature Is Not Moral\u003cbr\u003e9. Jury-Rigged Contrivances: Nature Is Not Optimally Designed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Great Transitions in the History of Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. A Whale of a Tale: Vestigial Organs and Walking Whales\u003cbr\u003e11. Invasion of the Land: Amphibians Crawl Out of the Water\u003cbr\u003e12. Missing Links Found: Macroevolution and Transitional Fossils\u003cbr\u003e13. Birds with Teeth: The Dinosaurs Among Us\u003cbr\u003e14. A Horse! A Horse! My Kingdom for a Horse! The Evolution of Equines\u003cbr\u003e15. How the Giraffe Got Its Neck: Lamarck, Darwin, and the Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve\u003cbr\u003e16. How the Elephant Got Its Trunk: The Evolution of the Proboscideans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Eyes and Genes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17. A Warm Little Pond: How Did Life Originate?\u003cbr\u003e18. Genetic Junkyard: Most of Our DNA Is Useless\u003cbr\u003e19. Legs on Their Heads: Homeotic Mutants and Evo-Devo\u003cbr\u003e20. The Eyes Have It: The Evolution of Photoreception\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Humans and Evolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21. A Tinkerer, Not an Engineer: Are Humans Well Designed?\u003cbr\u003e22. The Third Chimpanzee: Are We Really 99 Percent the Same?\u003cbr\u003e23. The Ape’s Reflection: Are Humans Really That Different from Other Animals?\u003cbr\u003e24. Bones of Our Ancestors: The Human Fossil Record\u003cbr\u003e25. The Once and Future Human: Are Humans Still Evolving?\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864259408215,"sku":"9780231190374","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231190374.jpg?v=1722271113","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-story-of-evolution-in-25-discoveries-9780231190374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}