Why Evolution is True

Why Evolution is True focuses on the hard evidence that proves evolution by natural selection to be a fact. Weaving together and explaining the latest discoveries and ideas from many disparate areas of modern science, this succinct and important book will leave no one with an open mind in any doubt about the truth-and the beauty-of evolution

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"[Coyne] makes an unassailable case." <br> -"New York Times" <br> "In nine crisp chapters...the respected evolutionary biologist lays out an airtight case that Earth is unspeakably old and that new species evolve from previous ones." <br> -"Boston Globe" <br> "Coyne's book is the best general explication of evolution that I know of and deserves its success as a best seller." <br> -R.C. Lewontin, "New York Review of Books" <br> "I recommend that Mr. Coyne's insightful and withering assessment of evolutionary studies of human psychology and behavior be taped to the bathroom mirrors of all those (perhaps especially journalists) inclined to be swept into excited announcements of What Evolution Shows About Us." <br> -Philip Kitcher, "Wall Street Journal" <br> "With logic and clarity, Coyne presents the vast trove of scientific evidence that supports Darwin's theory." <br> -"Cleveland Plain Dealer" <br> "It's always a pleasure to tell people about a wonderful book, especi

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Preface; Introduction; 1. What is Evolution?; 2. Written in The Rocks; 3. Remnants: Vestiges, Embryos, and Bad Design; 4. The Geography of Life; 5. The Engine of Evolution; 6. How Sex Drives Evolution; 7. The Origin of Species; 8. What about Us?; 9. Evolution Redux; Glossary; Suggestions for Further Reading; References

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