Books like Extinction and Evolution
Loved Extinction and Evolution by Niles Eldredge? Here are 7 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Extinction and Evolution →7 books
- 1The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth KolbertA journalist's account of current and past mass extinctions, aimed at general readers.
- 2Wonderful Life
Wonderful Life
Stephen Jay GouldAn essay on the Burgess Shale fossils that questions how contingent the history of life has been.
- 3The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life
Edward Osborne WilsonA broad survey of biodiversity, its origins, and the threats of human-caused loss.
- 4Full House
Full House
Stephen Jay GouldEssays arguing that evolution's long-term trends come from the spread of variation rather than steady progress.
- 5Your Inner Fish
Your Inner Fish
Neil ShubinA paleontologist traces human anatomy back through fossils to show deep evolutionary connections.
- 6The Ancestor's Tale
The Ancestor's Tale
Richard DawkinsA journey back through the tree of life, following the branches that lead to humans.
- 7Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Daniel C. DennettA philosophical account of natural selection and its consequences for how we understand life and mind.
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