Kelly McGrail finds herself torn between wanting to stay sober and living a meaningful life or taking up the bottle to drown out the pain of feeling left behind by God. Her semi-normal four years of sobriety takes a down turn and her emotions fall into a devastating depression. Before she can do anything to stupid, a strange man comes to her (man or Angel?) and takes her on a journey that changes the course of her life and the lives of all beings on planet Earth.
His book will interest all readers who want to understand philosophical questions about evidence and evolution, as they arise both in Darwin's work and in contemporary biological research.
A large sophisticated telescope complex sits atop a dormant volcano in one of Earth's most remote locations.
At once a spirited defense of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on evolution for the general reader, What Evolution Is poses the questions at the heart of evolutionary theory and considers how our improved ...
Evolution also features strong, balanced coverage of population genetics, and scores of new applied plant and animal examples make this edition even more accessible and engaging.
Evolution presents foundational concepts through a contemporary framework of population genetics and phylogenetics that is enriched by current research and stunning art.
This exciting volume outlines the biological problems, provides new perspectives on theoretical treatments of the consequences of natural selection, examines the consequences of molecular data, and relates molecular events to speciation.
As Quammen says in his foreword, the book collects "reports from the field, plainspoken descriptions of lifetime obsessions, hard-earned bits of wisdom, and works in progress, pried loose from some of the most interesting, eminent ...
No wonder, then, that I wanted to share this book with my friends--but I also wanted to keep it for myself! If you don't read this book, you'll be left wondering what everyone (else) is talking about.
"This is MacLean's major work on the evolutionary development of the human brain.
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