From Library Journal
The 27 essays that constitute this work originally appeared in Natural History between 1959 and 1984, with more than half published in the 1980s. These succinct pieces on evolution, covering everything from nest building to the Irish elk, are grouped into sections such as "Living Fossils" and "Extinction," each with an introduction. The book's usefulness lies in its accumulation of short, informative articles extracted from one source. The clear writing by such authors as Stephen Jay Gould provides the general reader with easy access to the topics. Recommended for public and college libraries. Michael D. Cramer, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. Lib., Blacksburg
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
