Books like Evolution
Loved Evolution by Alice M. Roberts? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Evolution →8 books
- 1The Ancestor's Tale
The Ancestor's Tale
Richard DawkinsA tour of the tree of life that traces shared ancestry back through the history of living things.
- 2Your Inner Fish
Your Inner Fish
Neil ShubinA popular account of human anatomy read through its deep evolutionary history in fossils and body parts.
- 3Why Evolution Is True
Why Evolution Is True
Jerry A. CoyneA clear case for the evidence behind evolution, drawn from genetics, fossils and biogeography.
- 4The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
Richard DawkinsA foundational popular account of natural selection seen from the level of genes.
- 5The Beak of the Finch
The Beak of the Finch
Jonathan WeinerA narrative account of evolution in action, following researchers who observed finches on the Galápagos Islands.
- 6Sapiens
Sapiens
Yuval Noah HarariA wide-ranging history of the human species that begins with its evolutionary origins.
Books like it → - 7Story of the Human Body
Story of the Human Body
Daniel E. LiebermanAn account of how human bodies came to be shaped by evolution, from diet and locomotion to disease.
- 8Life on Earth
Life on Earth
David AttenboroughA broad survey of the history of life on Earth, from early organisms to the present diversity of species.
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