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On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the ...10 reviews

Public Domain Books, 1998

A Great Historical Piece
Variations exist within populations that compete for scarce resources needed for survival, and many of these variations not only affect the ability of the individual to compete, but also can be passed onto children. Those variations better suited for competition will be passed on at a higher rate than those that are less suited for competition due to higher rates of survival. In this way, nature ... 		  
  







  
  
The Last Human: A Guide to Twenty-Two Species of Extinct Humans20 reviews
G. J. Sawyer, Viktor Deak, ...

Yale University Press, 2007

more fantastic & thought-provoking than science fiction
I picked up this book in a bookstore with skepticism--it seemed more like a product from National Enquirer than a work of real science--WEIRD PROTO-HUMANS WALKED THE EARTH, LEFT BEHIND BONES! I was so unaware of the range & diversity of early human types before buying this book; now I treasure it, and use it as a touch-point as I wade deeper into reading about the origins of our species. 		  
  







  
  
On the origin of species5 reviews

Public Domain Books, 2009

No better way to experience this
Okay I am a bit embarrassed; how have I gotten to this age without having read this vital book? Well, I am a bit behind on my reading (the stack of books waiting to be read looks almost big enough to ski down), so when I saw this audiobook version of Darwin's classic, I could not resist. The original text (with original title, by the way: the word "On" later being dropped by Darwin), abridged and ... 		  
  







  
  
From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books (Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The ...26 reviews
Charles Darwin

W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

So Simple a Beginning, So Profound a Journey
I have had two worn-out paperback copies of Origin of Species and The Voyage of the Beagle for many years and enjoyed them greatly. But, my eyes are not quite as good as they used to be at reading small print, and besides I wanted nicer copies after all this time. I had never gotten around to The Descent of Man and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, which I wanted to read in ... 		  
  







  
  
Slave Species of God36 reviews
Michael Tellinger

APG Sales & Distribution, 2009

most powerful book I have ever read
When I read this book, I felt it made so much sense. So much more sense than the rubbish we have been taught is our history. All of the pieces fit together much more logically. I could not put this book down, it is the most powerful book I have ever read and I highly recommend it to those who seek the truth, or the best version of the truth we currently have. The proof is in the stones and our ... 		  
  







  
  
On the Origin of Species, first edition3 reviews

B&R Samizdat Express, 2008

Need to know for cultural literacy
Because these reviews are cross-posted this is a review of ISBN: 0517123207, with a cover that was defiantly made to be provocative. It depicts an (ape) allying view of going from all fours to upright. If this is what you are looking for then you need to read " 2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur Charles Clarke. This is a quick review of the book not a dissertation on Darwin or any other subject ... 		  
  







  
  
Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species36 reviews
Dr. Sean B. Carroll

Mariner Books, 2009

Excellent introduction to the science of evolution
I could not put this book down. I devoured all but the last two chapters (biochemistry). Get it, read it, free your mind the way these remarkable men did. I especially enjoyed the chapter on Charles Walcott. 		  
  







  
  
On the Origin of Species: The Illustrated Edition18 reviews
Charles Darwin

Sterling, 2008

Beautiful!
This book is absolutely beautiful. Even if you disregard the actual text itself - which one would be a fool to do - the quality of this book is awesome. Strong binding, pleasant typeface, two-column layout, plenty of margin space, text-book quality pages, and of course the abundance of images. This is a book worth keeping on your shelf. The only caveat is that it is large and heavy, making it not ... 		  
  







  
  
Works of Charles Darwin including "On the Origin of Species" (1st, 2nd, and 6th editions) The Descent of Man, ...2 reviews

MobileReference, 2008

Best Kindle Edition of Darwin's Works
This particular collection published by MobileReference is by far the most complete and useful. Thanks for the Table of contents! 		  
  







  
  
The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition37 reviews
Charles Darwin

Signet Classics, 2003

Book report: The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin
When it comes to subjects like biology and medicine, I am an absolute moron. I only barely avoided failing the one and only biology class I ever took, thanks to an absurd amount of extra-credit outside reading assignments and a science fair project that I still don't understand. I can never remember if DNA is made out of chromosomes or the other way around. Same with proteins and amino acids. I'm ... 		  
  







  
  
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation18 reviews
Michael Keller

Rodale Books, 2009

Recommended
Very enjoyable graphic novel. Well written summary of Origin, with the added impact of well drawn 19th century period style images. This book is also a great companion piece to the DVD "Creation", a dramatization of Darwin's thought process as he was contemplating Origin. 		  
  







  
  
The Annotated Origin: A Facsimile of the First Edition of On the Origin of Species6 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 excellent annotations, is a biologist himself and an insightful student of Darwin. This very useful ... 		  
  







  
  
The Origin of Species (Modern Library)93 reviews
Charles Darwin

Modern Library, 1993

For Favoured Races Only
The shockwaves from the publication of this book still resound today. The full title of the book is "On the Origin of Species By Means Of Natural Selection or Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" by Charles Darwin and it was first published on November 24th of 1859. The importance of the work was not in the originality of the idea; the idea of evolution had been a theory ... 		  
  







  
  
The "Origin" Then and Now: An Interpretive Guide to the "Origin of Species"3 reviews
David N. Reznick

Princeton University Press, 2009

Darwin translated for the People
If you've ever started reading Darwin but got bogged down, or if you're thinking, "I want to know what Darwin said." - then read this book. Don't be put-off by the academic publisher. The book is an easy read. The Origin is a great book, and Reznick hasn't screwed it up. Everything in The Origin that still resonates with biologists and geologists today is preserved, and there are updates that ... 		  
  







  
  
On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection (Dover Thrift Editions)9 reviews
Charles Darwin

Dover Publications, 2006

Unexpectedly Enjoyable Read
This text, the subject of so much political and social controversy in the U.S., is actually just a nice read. First, and in surprising contradiction to all the God versus science panic, he presumes an "act of creation," which to me, implies that his theory is based on the idea of a Creator. Here are a few quotes from Chapter Two in which he discusses acts of creation: ... 		  
  







  
  
On the Origin of Species: A Facsimile of the First Edition (Harvard Paperbacks)16 reviews
Charles Darwin

Harvard University Press, 2001

Before Sagan and Dawkins, there was Charles Robert Darwin
Charles Darwin found his voice in this book. For all his tangled sentence structure and use of the passive voice, in the "Origin" his is a voice as one crying in the wilderness: a voice which desperately desires to be understood. While it is true that Darwin largely developed his theory within a vacuum, (Thomas Henry Huxley and Charles Lyell, and later, of course, Alfred Russell Wallace, among ... 		  
  







  
  
On the Origin of Species1 review
Charles Darwin

Broadview Press, 2003

How to Worship Charles Darwin
This edition of the Origin is a rare item: a book for the classroom that actually does the job. It contains a bibliography, explanatory notes, a chronology of Darwin's life, and a register of names. The appendices contain selections from Darwin's other works and selections from Darwin's sources and contemporaries. All for $9.95! In addition to these nuts and bolts, the editor has composed an ... 		  
  







  
  
Origin of Species 150th Anniversary Edition166 reviews
Charles Darwin

Bridge-Logos Foundation, 2009

Buy the real version. Not this one.
Reading Origin of Species with a forward by Ray Comfort would be like the sixteenth century catholic church writing a forward to Gallileo's texts about a heliocentric solar system. Lies, Lies, Lies. 		  
  







  
  
The Origin of Species by Natural Selection, 6th edition, with active table of contents, improved 3/26/20102 reviews

B&R Samizdat Express, 2008

Reported Problems Now Fixed
Problems reported by the Customer Review of January 3, 2010 are no longer present. I have just downloaded and skimmed this book and did not find any evidence of the text problems reported in January. This book now appears good to go, as the revised Amazon label indicates. The book itself, whether this publication or some other, is not to be missed, it is a cornerstone of modern science. ... 		  
  







  
  
Species of Origins: America's Search for a Creation Story4 reviews
Karl W. Giberson, Donald A. Yerxa

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002

Most helpful book in the entire field
This is one of the only books in the emotionally charged field of creation-evolution that is fair to everyone. Most books in this field, like those of Richard Dawkins or Phillip Johnson, are nothing more than one-sided arguments for a particular viewpoint. The authors of this book have taken the time to read literally everybody and they summarize a vast sprectrum of ideas with clarity and ... 		  
  







  




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