Praise from Britain for Darwin's Ghost

"This is a delightful book, infused with wit and panache, and as enthralling in its own way as was Darwin's original....[W]onderfully conceived and gloriously executed."
--The Independent on Sunday

"A thumping good read. Jones succeeds in this gargantuan undertaking."
--The Observer Review

"Hugely enjoyable. The richness is almost overwhelming, and I am awed by Jones's reading."
--The Independent

"The echoes of the master go elegantly beyond the mere re-use of chapter and section headings...bristles with splendidly informative illustrations and crisply executed demonstrations, liberally spiced with anecdote and curiosity. [It] will rightly be hailed."
--The Spectator

"Of the 'new versions' of great books being made available to the public, the most compelling is surely Steve Jones's Darwin's Ghost."
--The Times

"A richly readable introduction to the science that The Origin of Species invented. Jones is a star writer [who makes] the old bones throw off their dust and dance the boogie."
--Sunday Times

"An extraordinary ride through Darwinism, yesterday and today. Jones is in the premier league of what appears to be a new breed--brilliant scientists able and eager to share their written erudition with the rest of us."
--The Guardian (Books of the Year)

"This is a clever book about serious ideas that can be happily read on the beach."
--Sunday Telegraph

Darwin's masterpiece, the most important book of the millennium, is rewritten by a renowned geneticist using fascinating contemporary examples and incorporating the vast amount of scientific knowledge discovered since its publication.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-359) and index.

Steve Jones is the Professor of Genetics at University College London. He regularly appears on British TV and radio, and wrote and presented a hugely successful BBC TV series called In the Blood. His previous books include The Language of Genes, winner of the prestigious Rhône-Poulenc Science Book Prize. He lives in London.

Variation under domestication — Variation under nature — Struggle for existence — Natural selection — Laws of variation — Difficulties on theory — Instinct — Hybridism — On the imperfection of the geological record — On the geological succession of organic beings — Geographical distribution — Geographical distribution (continued) — Mutual affinities of organic beings: morphology, embryology, rudimentary organs — Interlude: almost like a whale? — Recapitulation and conclusion.