Almost Like a Whale
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| Author | Steve Jones |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | On the Origin of Species |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 402 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-40985-8 |
| OCLC | 41420544 |
| 576.8 21 | |
| LC Class | QH367 .J75 1999 |
Almost like a Whale by Steve Jones is a modern introduction to Charles Darwin's Origin of Species and closely follows its structure.[1][2] It won the 1999 BP Natural World Book Prize.[3]
An American version was published as Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated (ISBN 978-0-375-50103-6).
The title refers to Darwin's observation that a bear, swimming in a lake and catching insects in its mouth, might conceivably evolve over time into a creature "almost like a whale". This statement attracted much ridicule at the time.
References
- ^ Radford, Tim (2011). "Almost Like a Whale by Steve Jones – book review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Berry, Andrew. "Data Guy". London Review of Books. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Almost like a whale: the origin of species updated. OCLC 41420544.