{"product_id":"the-descent-of-man-charles-darwin-9780452288881","title":"The Descent of Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe most accessible edition ever published of Darwin's incendiary classic, edited by \"as fine a science essayist as we have\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Darwin's second landmark work on evolutionary theory (following \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the Species\u003c\/i\u003e), marked a turning point in the history of science with its modern vision of human nature as the product of evolution. Darwin argued that the noblest features of humans, such as language and morality, were the result of the same natural processes that produced iris petals and scorpion tails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To convey the revolutionary importance of this groundbreaking book, renowned evolutionary science writer Carl Zimmer edited this special abridged edition--made up of nine excerpts, each one representing one of Darwin's major themes--and wrote illuminating introductions to each section, as well as an overall introduction. Zimmer brilliantly places Darwin's basic ideas in the context of the current understanding of human nature and twenty-first-century DNA research. By accessibly presenting Darwin's thinking to a modern readership, Zimmer eloquently demonstrates Darwin's ever-increasing relevance and amazing scientific insight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Darwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452288886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452288881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 5.96w x 0.93d","brand":"Charles Darwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919799222527,"sku":"9780452288881","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_84c38470-e085-44a6-843a-6b29e5e4e6e4.jpg?v=1680811976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-descent-of-man-charles-darwin-9780452288881","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}