Book description
On the Origin of Species outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection.
This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Onā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is one of the two or three most influential science books ever published. But unlike the case with other science books, The Origin, published in 1859, is also of profound political importance. Part of this political importanceāthe implications of Darwin's theory for religious explanations of the diversity of life, which I call "outside" politicsāis familiar to all socially-aware citizens. But there is much less awareness of the "inside" politics of evolutionāthe political implications of controversies within the science of evolutionary biology founded by Darwin. Of course, to understand both the inside and outside politics, you must read muchā¦
From David's list on The best books on "the politics of evolution".
If you love On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection...
December on 5C4
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa storiesāall reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argueā¦
Want books like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection?
Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection.
Browse books like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection
Share your top 3 reads of 2026!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
218
readers submitted
so far, will you?
š If you like On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, you might also like...
Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteranās War with Sin and Salvation
Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteranās War with Sin and Salvation, is a raw and faith-centered memoir about life after military serviceāand the internal battles many never see. Brian Lofton shares his journey through addiction, shame, identity loss, and spiritual distance, revealing how the hardest struggles often begin afterā¦
No Color Is My Kind
No Color is My Kind tells the stories of the desegregation of Houston, TX, in 1960, the life of civil rights leader Eldrewey Stearns, and the author's relationship to Stearns.
They met in a psychiatric case conference while Stearns was hospitalized at the University of Texas Medical Branch. After hisā¦
