On the Origin of Species
(Vigo Popular Classics)
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Publisher Description
Few books can boast the impact of Charles Darwin's 1872 work, which set out his theory of evolution through natural selection. The groundbreaking ideas formed the basis of evolutionary biology and changed not just scientific understanding but how mankind viewed its place on Earth.
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Originally published in 1859, Darwin's revolutionary idea is revisited in this spirited and profoundly enthralling reading by Professor Richard Dawkins, who in reading Darwin's material aloud manages to rediscover old ideas and unearth some dramatic subtleties in his prose. Dawkins offers a well-pronounced, pitch-perfect delivery and smartly never attempts to turn the reading into a performance from Darwin's point of view. Instead, Dawkins delivers the material from his own context as a modern-day interpreter of the classical work. Dawkins also splendidly adapts this abridgment, leaving out sections of Darwin's original theories that have been discredited by modern science. Dawkins says he believes his alterations are what Darwin himself would have wished for the recording, and the final result is an absolutely astounding glimpse into life as we know it.