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Why Evolution Is True (Hardcover)

By: Jerry A. Coyne (Author)

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"WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUE is outstandingly good. Coyne's knowledge of evolutionary biology is prodigious, his deployment of it as masterful as his touch is light. His coverage is enviably comprehensive, yet he simultaneously manages to keep the book compact and readable."

"Coyne never takes it on faith that evolution exists; his book is a constant proving of exactly how and why it can exist....[and] the joy he takes in his work is evident on every page."

"[A]t a time...when good evolution books are rife, Coyne has given general readers one of the best."

"[T]he respected evolutionary biologist lays out an airtight case that Earth is unspeakably old and that new species evolve from previous ones."

"As they follow Mr. Coyne's parade of evidence -- his discussions of the fossil record, of vestigial traits, of the ways in which living things constantly make novel use of the bits and pieces they have inherited, of the distribution of plants and animals -- the components of Darwin's thesis are sequentially supported. We have a list of things to be shown, they are shown and the truth of evolution is established."

"With great care, attention to the scientific evidence and a wonderfully accessible style, Coyne...presents an overwhelming case for evolution."

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An argument in favor of evolution places an emphasis on the factual evidence supporting it, in a report that draws on myriad branches of science and discusses the significance of archaeological findings that reveal key moments in evolutionary history. 25,000 first printing.

Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact
In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant aintelligent design, a there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentionedathe "evidence," the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection. Even Richard Dawkins and Stephen Jay Gould, while extolling the beauty of evolution and examining case studies, have not focused on the evidence itself. Yet the proof is vast, varied, and magnificent, drawn from many different fields of science. Scientists are observing species splitting into two and are finding more and more fossils capturing change in the pastadinosaurs that have sprouted feathers, fish that have grown limbs.
"Why Evolution Is True" weaves together the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the aindelible stampa of the processes first proposed by Darwin. In crisp, lucid prose accessible to a wide audience, "Why Evolution Is True" dispels common misunderstandings and fears about evolution and clearly confirms that this amazing process of change has been firmly established as a scientific truth.

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Dr. Jerry Coyne presents a wealth of evidence from a wide variety of scientific fields which conclusively supports the theory of evolution and natural selection. Using data gathered from modern genetics, biology, anatomy, geology, and more, Coyne systematically addresses every aspect of the classic argument between evolution and creationism and clearly demonstrates that the natural evidence favors evolution on each point. Parties on both sides of the debate should find this to be an essential text.

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