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The Origin of Species Enriched Classi Edition
Contributor(s): Darwin, Charles (Author)
ISBN: 1416561471     ISBN-13: 9781416561477
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Published: July 2008
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Annotation: Contents: Editor's Introduction; Historical Sketch; Variation Under Domestication; Variation Under Nature; Struggle for Existence; Natural Selection or the Survival of the Fittest; Laws of Variation; Difficulties of the Theory; Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection; Instinct; Hybridism; On the Imperfections of the Geological Record; On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings; Geographical Distribution; Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings; Recapitulation and Conclusion.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Dewey: 576
LCCN: 2009275936
Lexile Measure: 1430
Series: Enriched Classics (Pocket)
Physical Information: 1.38" H x 5.8" W x 6.87" (0.64 lbs) 624 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
 
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Publisher Description:

This classic work of scientific literature, presenting the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, is still both relevant and controversial in the twenty-first century.

THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:
  • A concise introduction that gives the reader important
  • background information
  • A chronology of the author's life and work
  • A timeline of significant events that provides the book's
  • historical context
  • An outline of key themes to guide the reader's own
  • interpretations
  • Detailed explanatory notes
  • Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern
  • perspectives on the work
  • Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book
  • group interaction
  • A list of recommended related

Contributor Bio(s): Darwin, Charles: - Charles Darwin's (1809-1882) love of natural history led him to the Beagle. Twenty years after his voyage, his landmark work On the Origin of Species sparked immediate controversy and has continued to do so for 150 years. David Quammen is an acclaimed natural history writer and the author of The Song of the Dodo and The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, in addition to nearly a dozen other books.