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Darwin Compendium: Voyage of the Beagle, Origin of the Species, Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to ...

2 reviews
Charles Darwin

Barnes & Noble, 2005

Darwin to the Max!
I'm sure that most people know who Charles Darwin was. For those who don't know who was, or don't know to much about him, I'll sum up who he was in six words: the father of modern evolutionary thought. Not much more really needs to be said, but for the sake of those who don't know, I'll elaborate (with the help of wikipedia) just a bit. "He was a prolific author, and even without publication ...

The Annotated Origin: A Facsimile of the First Edition of On the Origin of Species

5 reviews
Charles Darwin

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009

The "Origin" Made Far More Accesible For Ordinary Readers
It's both wonderful and too bad that there are now two such excellent versions of "On the Origin of Species" competing for non-specialist readers: this one and the lavishly-illustrated version edited by David Quammen (which see). Professor James T. Costa, who edited this book and prepared the annotations, is a biologist himself and an insightful student of Darwin. This very useful book makes ...

Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection, 1825-1859

1 review
Charles Darwin

Cambridge University Press, 1996

A Helpful Sampling of Darwin Correspondence
In May of 2007, the Darwin Correspondence Project, based at Cambridge University, announced that it had placed an additional 5,000 largely unpublished Darwin letters onto its excellent web site (darwin-online.org.uk). This website is a treasurehouse of the first order for anyone interested in Darwin and Victornian intellectual history. Of course, Cambridge University Press has published a ...

Charles Darwin's Notebooks, 1836-1844: Geology, Transmutation of Species, Metaphysical Enquiries

1 review
Charles Darwin

Cornell University Press, 1989

Best way into Darwin's mind
A very useful compilation of most of Darwin's notebooks. Essential for any serious Darwin student. Expensive but good value. Entertaining in parts! Best read in small instalments.

The Origin of Species (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

3 reviews
Charles Darwin

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003

Probably the most important and greatest work of science ever written
To begin with, a note on the edition. This Barnes & Noble Classics series version is based on the first edition of The Origin of Species, which is actually nice for a couple of reasons. First, it allows the reader to experience the book as it originally appeared. This is not only interesting historically, but a nearly unmitigated virtue because of the second reason: The core content of the ...

Charles Darwin's Beagle Diary

1 review
Charles Darwin

Cambridge University Press, 2001

wonderful read. the man in his own words
I have been reading a bit slowly to make it last longer. Darwin was unique and his writing is personal in this journal. Highly recommended for anyone who likes biology, nature and thinking about them.

The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle

7 reviews
Charles Darwin

Everyman's Library, 2003

Intellectual Tour de Force and Classic Travel Book in One Volume
Having read on Evolution by Natural Selection (EBNS) in many books and articles previously, including Richard Dawkins' excellent works "The Selfish Gene" and "The Extended Phenotype," both highly recommended, I wanted to read Charles Darwin's own account of EBNS. Here it is: the First Edition with the later Historical Note and Glossary added. I had already read and enjoyed "The Voyage of the ...

Journal, (Bulletin of the British Museum)

2 reviews
Charles Darwin

[British Museum (Natural History)], 1959

Beautiful and well worth the price!
I've bought several copies of this beautiful women's scripture journal for gifts for friends and family. I'm very impressed with the cover and quality of this book, especially for such a low price! I highly recommend this book!

Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle:

2 reviews
Charles Darwin

barnes & Noble Books, 2005

THE WORK WHICH PRECEDED "THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES" IN DARWIN'S DEVELOPMENT
Charles Darwin was a young naturalist who was traveling on the HMS Beagle for several years, and he kept this journal of his researches and developing ideas. The excitement of Darwin, the young naturalist, is conveyed in passages such as, "This was the first of many delightful days never to be forgotten," and "What incalculable numbers of these microscopial animals!" One can see the ...

Romantic Natural Histories (New Riverside Editions)

2 reviews
William Wordsworth, Charles Darwin, ...

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

A Note from the Editor
This anthology will be especially useful for courses in Romanticism, ecocriticism, or literature and the environment. The volume reveals how much poets from Blake to Tennyson knew about the natural science of their times and how much scientists like Humphry Davy and Charles Darwin knew, and cared about, imaginative literature. The collection reminds us of a time when poetry and science were more ...

Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals

1 review
Charles Darwin

St Martins Pr, 1980

DARWIN'S FOLLOW-UP TO "THE DESCENT OF MAN"
This book was written by Charles Darwin and published in 1872, and deals with how both humans and animals express emotions. It contains material that he gathered while writing his book on human evolution, The Descent of Man: The Concise Edition. He states early on in the book, "No doubt as long as man and all other animals are viewed as independent creations, an effectual stop is put to our ...

The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter. Edited by his son. Volume 1

1 review
Charles Robert Darwin

Adamant Media Corporation, 2001

DARWIN'S LETTERS - A MOST ILLUMINATING VIEW OF THE MAN
These letters (both "to" and "from" Darwin) contain his private thoughts and expressions on a very wide variety of topics, and contain many of the quotable "nuggets" that are often cited from Darwin. For example, his statement that he "happened to read for amusement" Malthus' on Population, which persuaded him that "under these circumstances favorable variations would tend to be preserved, and ...

Mathematics (Course 1) (Prentice Hall Mathematics, Volume 1 (Chapters 1-6))

1 review
Randall I. Charles, Judith C. Branch-Boyd, ...

Prentice Hall, 2004

Great Graphics and Lessons Too
This colorful book is ideal for visual learners. It includes problem-solving applications from "The World in One Day" (DK Books). It uses a mixture of photography and art to show real life examples of math concepts. There are internet links and opportunities to integrate writing and math.

The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms

1 review
Charles Darwin

Echo Library, 2007

Darwin the Naturalist, Not the Theoretician
Charles Darwin's name is so firmly linked with evolution that it is often forgotten that he was interested in specifics of biology. For instance, while he was fretting for seventeen years over whether to publish about evolution, he was busy investigating barnacles. He was to publish an authoritative work on them. He also wrote about the geology he had seen on his travels in the _Beagle_, and ...

Insectivorous Plants

1 review
Charles Darwin

University Press of the Pacific, 2002

Some things you've gotta know...
1. As I write, the complete works of Charles Darwin are available online for free. For instance, you can view this book's content, including all of its images, and the original page numbers, at John van Wyhe's britishlibrary website. This online version includes an excellent indexing and search facility that contains more information than the book's actual index. 2. This book describes ...

El Origen de las especies/ The Origin of Species (Clasicos Para Ninos/ Classics for Children) (Spanish ...

1 review
Charles Darwin

Selector, 2005

El origen de las especies
I had this book as study material, when I was in High School in my country of birth. I have this book in English and I felt the need to have the Spanish version here with me.No matter the controversy:EVOLUTION IS A THEORY SOME LIKE A GRAVITY! GET REAL CONSERVATIVE, EVOLUTION IS A FACT! THIS IS YOUR MONTH MR. DARWIN,HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Insectivorous Plants

1 review
Charles Darwin

IndyPublish.com, 2005

Some things you've gotta know...
1. As I write, the complete works of Charles Darwin are available online for free. For instance, you can view this book's content, including all of its images, and the original page numbers, at John van Wyhe's britishlibrary website. This online version includes an excellent indexing and search facility that contains more information than the book's actual index. 2. This book describes ...

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle ...

1 review
Charles Darwin

ValdeBooks, 2010

Science writing at its best
For anyone with an interest in the sciences, Darwin's clear and careful reasoning is an inspiring example of good science writing. He draws from his encyclopaedic knowledge of the natural world and agricultural breeding practices, and puts the pieces of the puzzle together in a humble yet inexorable march toward understanding one of the great mysteries of his age. Even 150 years on, his words ...

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle ...

1 review
Charles Darwin

IndyPublish, 2008

What?
A wonderful book, of course... and I'm sure there's some reason this edition is almost $100.00, but none is given. I bought a fine leather bound edition for around $50.00 a few years back and can pick up other paper editions for $5.00! C'mon Amazon, give us a clue.

The Illustrated Origin of Species

1 review
Charles Darwin

Hill and Wang, 1979

Groundbreaking
The Origin of Species is probably one of a handful of books published during the 1800s that still influences society to this day. Written in first-person by the traveling biologist Charles Darwin, it lays out the argument that the members of each species display variation in physical traits. These variations in turn differentiate the survival rates and hence reproductive rates of the different ...

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