evolution - further reading

[david_harry]

I've enjoyed reading some of the threads on the topic of the 'missing link' aspect of Darwinism. Can anyone recomemnd any good books (written in layman's terms) on the subject?

[estie]

I have only just started it, but so far I can recommend

Missing Links: Evolutionary Concepts and Transitions Through Time (Jones and Bartlett Series in Biology) by Robert A. Martin

Got it on Amazon a couple weks ago. It is written very simply (for non-science geeks).

Hope that's what you're looking for!

[jimmer]

The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins is a fantastic read. It puts all that "missing Link" stuff into perspective. And its funny

 

jim

[estie]

Oooh, that one is good too!

[ledow]

No really about evolution per se but the Science of Discworld series covers evolution and many other subjects in the same light-hearted format of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels (if you're not a fan, they probably won't be your thing).

As someone who's very interested and quite well-read in science, these "silly" books showed me quite a bit of stuff that I wasn't aware of. I've just finished reading the third book which covers human evolution, from what made us different from earlier species down to why we like to tell our children nursery rhymes etc.