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Get a Grip on Evolution
by David Burnie

Get a Grip on Evolution
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Author: David Burnie
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-04
ISBN: 0737000368
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Time Life Education

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Book Review: Darwin on rye, hold the pickles
Summary: 4 Stars

Okay, I'll admit it; I don't even own a copy of this book. I simply picked it up from a pile of remainders at a local book store, and began to read. By the time I put it down, I had read most of it. I estimate it would take less than 40 minutes to read it cover to cover.

This cute little book is completely disarming. It mixes comic book style sketches with random photos and odd bits of clip-art, jumbles various typefaces, including one that looks as if came from a typewriter in need of repair, and is printed on the type of recycled-looking paper that you might wrap a large parcel with. It's thoroughly self-effacing. Yet--and here's the clincher--its little blurbs are actually informative and accurate; each one is short (often no more than a few sentences) and fun to read.

Each blurb covers some little topic that is in some way relevant to the theory of evolution: DNA, genetics, vestigial organs, mutations, Darwin, the difference between a hypothesis and a theory, the evolution of behavior, the formation of fossils, and even a few good-natured jabs at creationists (one sports a tiny illustration of a newspaper with the headline "Breaking News. Darwin was WRONG!").

I'm not sure who the intended audience of this book was, but I suspect that quite a few people would enjoy it; especially those with a streak of irreverence. But you definitely can't take this book too seriously. It's something you could keep in the bathroom, or by the pool. If it gets wet, Oh well. If for some reason you're in the market for a completely disarming and unpretentious little book on evolution, then here you go. It might make a good stocking stuffer (it's actually the right shape). Enjoy.

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