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| Author: Neil Shubin
Publisher: Pantheon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 1438
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0375424474
Dewey Decimal Number: 611
EAN: 9780375424472
ASIN: 0375424474
Publication Date: January 15, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Facinating Read! August 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow! What a smashing blow to the creationist?! Well, I am a creationist but this book gave me many things to consider.
So, the the Tiktaalik is a transitional form. I would like to hear a creationist answer to this!
Also, The same basic gene can be moved from one creature to another to produce the "hand" - or, the fin in the case of a shark.
This book helps to "connect the dots" of how similar all living beings are. It lays it out in such a way that I must say seems like a masterful tapestry of life we have here on earth!
You cannot help but be awestruck by the facts as presented here. Very fine piece of work and helped me to put many of the pieces together.
Of course, I'm waiting for a creationist answer for some of these items. Well, I'm an old earth creationist and can see no problem with the eons of time.
Whatever your persuasion, this book is a real page-turner! NO kidding!
 Terrible August 10, 2008
1 out of 17 found this review helpful
What a waste. Ok, if you know NOTHING about evolution or palentology, then this book might be acceptable but, otherwise, its a terrible bore. I got half way through and, finding nothing really new or interesting, I could justify finishing. Let me summarize the book for you and save you some money: people evolved from fish and thus there are similarities between us and fish. There you go. Save your money.
Not recommended.
Engaging non-specialist treatment August 8, 2008
This was a page-turner, only very occasionally clunky in style. This book made me realize how spotty and out-of-date my training in biology is. It also left me wanting more, which has got to be a good sign for a science book meant for the general public. So now I'm on a hunt for more books on paleontology, embryology, evolution, and DNA
When I was quite young, they showed us an animated documentary in school called something like "Hemo the Magnificent," about the evolution of multi-celled creatures in seawater and the preservation of many aspects of seawater in the bloodstreams of land animals. While most of my public elementary school education is a blur, that documentary stuck with me; I still can remember whole sections of it. This book, aimed at adults instead of children, struck me in the same way.
Wonderful tour through evolution August 2, 2008
If you want to find out how you are similar to a jellyfish, read this book! Its view of human embryonic development and our relationship to other species is lucid and fascinating. The author is a paleontologist and anatomy professor who can really write. This is a great read for anyone from teenagers to octagenarians.
Evolution for the Nonscientist July 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was required to read this book for a class I was taking but oddly enough I found it to be thoroughly enjoyable. Shubin guides the reader through his career and his discoveries and how they came to shape his knowledge and impressions of evolution.
The way that Shubin presents his knowledge to the reader is very organic. He flows from one point to another as he builds upon his evidence and shoes you the conclusions that can be made from it. The best part of the book is the fact that while Shubin is presenting some heavily scientific ideas he does it in a way that is easily accessible to the lay person.
Overall I found this book to be very effective and I would recommend to any person who wishes to educate themselves about evolution.
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