The Tangled Tree
A Radical New History of Life
ISBN: 9781476776620
Pages: 480
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Recommendation
In light of public fascination with family genealogy and heredity, David Quammen’s book offers provocative reading. While it won’t help you determine if you’re related to royalty, it will introduce you to other members of your gene pool: bacteria and viruses. In this ambitious undertaking, Quammen presents the sweep of research into evolutionary history, neatly breaking that history into mostly readable sections about science and scientists. One facet of this highly recommended book is more implied than stated: how science is conducted, and the culture and values of that institution.
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About the Author
David Quammen has written 15 books, including The Song of the Dodo and The Reluctant Mr. Darwin. A former Rhodes scholar, he wrote the text of the entire May 2016 National Geographic about Yellowstone’s ecosystem. Harper’s, The Atlantic, Outside and other magazines also have published his work.
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