Once again a great scientific mind has stooped to the lowest common denominator; mindlessly bickering with the creationist argument. I was expecting evolution/creationist argument in the preface, maybe even in the first chapter. Unfortunately, It's littered throughout the book. I understand that some readers actually enjoy this mindless drubbing, if so, this book is for you. What I was hoping for was a deeper biological understanding of speciation and specialization, and to Coyne's credit there are anecdotes littered throughout. Sadly, Those anecdotes are merely a way for Coyne to stick out his tongue and say "I told you so, dummy", they offer little new insights to those with a baseline understanding of biology. If you like Dawkins,you'll like Coyne, and If you like both I offer some simple advice. Grow up, and read a book with some scientific teeth. I recommend Stephen Jay Gould.

If you are like me and are interested in speciation and specialization, I recommend skipping this book, and watching Coyne's lecture. It's a condensed version of the book, that skips all the bickering, and gets right down to the good stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1m4mA...