SEAN B. CARROLL is professor of molecular biology and genetics and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of The Making of the Fittest and Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a best science book of the year in Discover magazine and USA Today.
"These scientific adventurers inspire the author--and will do the same for experts and novices alike--with their fearless dedication to getting at the truth, as far as it can be known. A stirring introduction to the wonder of evolutionary biology." --Kirkus Review, 12/15/08 --
Carroll (genetics, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) tracks the journeys of exploration undertaken by Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace, and Henry Walter Bates, whose discoveries led to the formulation of the theory of evolution, also summarizing key discoveries in paleontology and geology that have further informed our understanding of ancient life. The breadth of material provides adequate background and history for anyone new to this topic and a good summary overview for those already familiar with the subject. Jim Bond's (Going Lean) capable narration is unobtrusive and appropriate to the subject matter, and the audiobook's focus on first-person narratives heightens its overall appeal. Recommended. [Audio clip available through brillianceaudio.com.-Ed.]-Gloria -Maxwell, Metropolitan Community Coll.-Penn Valley Lib., Kansas City, MO Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"These scientific adventurers inspire the author--and will do the same for experts and novices alike--with their fearless dedication to getting at the truth, as far as it can be known. A stirring introduction to the wonder of evolutionary biology." --Kirkus Review, 12/15/08 --
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