Tag: Book Review
Richard Dawkins under fire: Ready, aim, miss
The Economist point out flaws in a new book critical of Richard Dawkins July 22, 2009.
Print: The Economist
The Economist critically reviews the newbook by Fern Elsdon-Baker: The Selfish Genius: How Richard Dawkins Rewrote Darwin’s Legacy. The Economist says that “...of Ms Elsdon-Baker’s shots (arguments) hit their target.”
Are we prisoners of our genes?
by Tim Radford June 18, 2009.
Print: The Guardian
Book Review: In The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, Steven Pinker challenged the assumption that people are molded by society and their upbringing, raising awkward questions about race and intelligence, aggression, greed and free will.
William Lobdell’s ‘Losing My Religion’
multiple March 14, 2009.
Los Angeles Times
Responses to Heather King’s review of William Lobdell’s book “Losing My Religion”
Review: Darwin’s Island by Steve Jones and Darwin’s Sacred Cause by Adrian Desmond and James Moo
Gillian Beer January 30, 2009.
Guardian.co.uk
Two books that enhance our understanding of Darwin’s significance impress Gillian Beer
