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Before getting into the book itself, I want to mention that I read the free Kindle version and it was fine with one minor exception. Darwin refers frequently throughout the book to a diagram in chapter 4 that is not reproduced in this version. However, he describes it so well that you can envision it in your mind, or you could easily sketch it.
What an amazing and courageous work. Now I can understand why he took so long to publish it. He spent years of field research on various plants, animals a ...more
What an amazing and courageous work. Now I can understand why he took so long to publish it. He spent years of field research on various plants, animals a ...more
What am I going to say about this? The book is a brilliant piece of work by a brilliant naturalist. Irrefutable and brilliant. If the bible was even half as well done Jesus might have a chance with me.
Egad! I stumbled into a Christian foundation's version of this book. Wastes over 50 pages on an "Introduction" by the scientifically unqualified preacher Ray Comfort.
Avoid at all costs. ...more
Avoid at all costs. ...more
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