The Origin of Species [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Charles Darwin (Author), David Case (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2006

One of the most famous and influential books of its (or any) time, The Origin of Species is, surprisingly, little read. True enough, most people know what it says---or think they do, at any rate. The first comprehensive statement of the theory of natural selection it does, indeed, provide the basic argument and demonstration of what we think of as Darwinism.

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About the Author

David Case is the founder and current president of Live Free Ministries, a ministry dedicated to restoring kingdom power and authority to spiritual leadership. Since the early 1990s, David Case has held retreats for both pastors and lay persons, helping them break through bondages and pointing them toward fulfilling the call of God on their lives. Having pastored the same church for eighteen years, Pastor Case gives other pastors the tools they need to implement the lifegiver model into a whole-church setting. Case also co-hosts a radio program and ministers internationally. It is David Case's heart to blend "the supernatural of the spiritual realm" with a very solid application into the natural realm.

Richard Darwin Keynes is Emeritus Professor of Physiology at the University of Cambridge, and fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. In parallel with research and teaching on physiology and biophysics, he has a long-standing interest in the voyage of the Beagle, and has also edited The Beagle Record (1979) and Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes and Specimen Lists from the H. M. S. Beagle (2000).

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Tantor Media; Unabridged edition (January 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400102154
• ISBN-13: 978-1400102150
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,501,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor narration on a good book, February 27, 2007

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G. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Origin of Species (Audio CD)

When I first read Darwin's Origin of Species, although I was fascinated, it took me a long time to get through it. Darwin writes well, but frequently seems to use grammatically complex sentences which stretch to entire paragraphs, and it is hard to read it with anything other than total concentration.

Hence when I saw that an audiobook version of OoS was available I was excited. I hoped that having a human read the book would give it extra clarity and emphasis, and make it more enjoyable.

I was wrong.

From the first track, David Case's smug and nasal tone was overpowering. Case manages to butcher phrases and passages that originally set my mind on fire when first read. I abandoned listening after the first disk.

To confirm I wasn't being oversensitive I played the starting paragraphs to a family member, and their response was a low groan.

To conclude; if there are any rougue millionaires/publishing companies out there, please hire someone better (Stephen Fry?) to read this work.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible Narration style, March 13, 2009

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C. Hayes "captain_ahab" (Galway, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Origin of Species (Audio CD)

Narrator David Case reads this as if it is a classic 19th century work of fiction and not one of the most important books of science ever produced.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 27, 2008

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This review is from: The Origin of Species (Audio CD)

I listened to these CD's while driving cross country. They are excellent. Darwin is a marvel, of course, and we take his theories for granted but it's so exciting to listen to his thoughts as he was making huge advances in our understanding of the world.