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The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection : The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life (Penguin Classics)
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life - Penguin Classics
Author: Charles Darwin
In The Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply-held beliefs of the Western world. Arguing for a material, not divine, origin of species, he showed that new species are achieved by "natural selection." The Origin communicates the enthusiasm of original thinking in an open, descriptive style, and Darwin's emphasis on the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140432053
ISBN-10: 0140432051
Publication Date: 8/26/1982
Pages: 480
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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The founder of evolution himself gives his thoughts on how the world became what it is today. This is a very interesting read.
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