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ISBN: 0-226-13656-6

Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press - 1965

Plot: Synopsis Published in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests - a central pillar of his 'human' series. This book engaged some of the hardest questions in the evolution debate, and it showed the ever-cautious Darwin at his boldest. If Darwin had one goal with Expression , it was to demonstrate the power of his theories for explaining the origin of our most cherished human qualities: morality and intellect. As Darwin explained, "He who admits, on general grounds, that the structure and habits of all animals have been gradually evolved, will look at the whole subject of Expression in a new and interesting light."

Condition: The paperback shows light shelf wear on the exterior; The pages are clean, unmarked and in very good condition;

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ISBN: 978-1-248-42519-0

Publisher: D. Appleton And Company

Plot: This is a new release of the original 1915 edition. The Power of Movement in Plants is a book by Charles Darwin on phototropism and other types of movement in plants. This book continues his work in producing evidence for his theory of natural selection. As it was one of his last books, followed only by the publication of The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, he was assisted by his son Francis in conducting the necessary experiments and preparing the manuscript. This book stands at the culmination of a long line of study in plants and is immediately preceded by 'The different forms of flowers on Plants of the same species' (1877). These studies on plants were first evidenced in 'On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects' (1862), the publication that immediately followed On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection.

Condition: Hardly any shelf wear on the exterior; The pages are clean, unmarked and in excellent condition;

Charles Darwin - The Descent Of Man, And Selection In Relation To Sex

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ISBN: 978-0-140-43631-0

Publisher: Penguin Classics - 2004

Plot: Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the culmination of his life's work. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond. In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'. He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with trepidation did he finally publish The Descent of Man in 1871. The book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one family, diversified by 'sexual selection' - Darwin's provocative theory that female choice among competing males leads to diverging racial characteristics. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's Descent of Man continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human. In their introduction, James Moore and Adrian Desmond, acclaimed biographers of Charles Darwin, call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. The text is the second and definitive edition and this volume also contains suggestions for further reading, a chronology and biographical sketches of prominent individuals mentioned.

Condition: The paperback shows very light shelf wear on the exterior; The pages are clean, unmarked and in excellent condition;