by Edward O. Wilson
Recommended by Stewart Brand and Gerald Butts
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Environment, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
A magisterial accomplishment: both a moving description of our biosphere and a guidebook for the protection of all its species, including humankind.From one of the world’s most influential scientists (and twotime Pulitzer Prize–winning author) comes his most timely and important book yet: an impassioned call for quick and decisive action to save E...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Environment, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
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Consider The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins. Recommended by 12 sources.
“Reading feels brisk and combative: clear metaphors and thought experiments carry much of the book, making abstract evolutionary mechanics concrete for a general reader. The most useful material offers step-by-step dismantling of purposive explanations and replaces them with probabilistic accounts of variation and selection. Main limitation is tone and repetition—several chapters restate the same counterarguments at length—and occasional technical detours into probability and genetics that slow readers who prefer story over demonstration. No hands-on exercises.”
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