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by Jonathan Silvertown (Author, Editor), Caroline Pond (Author), David Robinson (Author), Peter Skelton (Author), Daniel Nettle (Author), Monica Grady (Author), Gary Slapper (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Natural History Museum (1 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0565092316
  • ISBN-13: 978-0565092313
  • Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,962 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Charles Darwin was mocked for suggesting that humans have apes for ancestors, but every scientific advance in the study of life in the last 150 years has confirmed the reality of evolution. In 99% Ape: How Evolution Adds Up leading experts explain this fundamental yet often complex subject and guide the general reader through the latest evidence. They explore our own origins and the genealogy of living things, as well as highlighting some of the key turning points in evolutionary history. Read the latest research on Darwin's finches and how new species evolve, uncover the flaws in 'intelligent design', find out what evolution has to say about psychology, the development of the human mind and morality, and how we are still evolving. With the use of colour illustrations and clear diagrams throughout, this is a comprehensive introduction to evolution and the latest thinking on the subject.

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The book is a collaboration by experts at The Open University, UK. Editor and contributor Jonathan Silvertown is Professor of Ecology in the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University, and is internationally-known for his research on the evolution and ecology of plants. Caroline Pond is Professor of Comparative Anatomy in the Department of Life Sciences, at The Open University. She is an authority on the comparative and functional anatomy of adipose tissue and has long experience of teaching general and comparative biology. David Robinson is a zoologist and evolutionary biologist in the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University. Peter Skelton is a palaeobiologist in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The Open University, and is recognised internationally as an authority on fossil bivalves and their evolution. Daniel Nettle is a psychologist in the Centre for Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Newcastle and an expert in the use of theoretical models and experimental psychology to study the application of evolutionary theory to contemporary human behaviour. Monica Grady is Professor in Planetary Sciences at The Open University, and one of the world's leading meteorite experts. Gary Slapper is Professor of Law at The Open University, and has a long-standing interest in legal battles over the teaching of Darwinism in the USA.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Evolution for the scientifically nervous, 28 Mar 2009
This book has a respectable pedigree, being the result of collaboration between the Natural History Museum and the Open University (OU). Although it's a set book on the OU's short science course on Darwinism, it's not a text book: "99% Ape" is aimed firmly at people without any special scientific background.

Most of the book is made up of a broad survey of the contemporary science of evolution, although there are references back to Darwin's original work. As well as the obvious biological aspects, including human origins, there are also chapters on topics such as evolutionary psychology (fascinating) and the evolutionary roots of altruism ("why be good?"). The science is topped and tailed with a bit of the historical background to Darwin's ideas and a short chapter on science and religion.

"99% Ape" is well written, well produced and illustrated with excellent photographs and diagrams. The writers are all OU scientists who are specialists in their fields, but with the knack of communicating scientific ideas clearly to a general readership.

The only fly in the ointment is that the scientists also wrote the small amount of non-scientific material. The OU has specialists in the History of Science, Sociology and Religion: they should have been used. Historians might also have introduced some balance to the over-the-top hero worship ("Darwin cannot be criticised") and the absence of material about misuses of evolutionary ideas (the "science" of eugenics is glossed over in a few sentences). For this reason, "99% Ape" doesn't get the 100% that it might otherwise have merited.

Even so, an intelligent and intelligible introduction to this fascinating and important topic - just as long as you stick to the science.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Darwin's theory of evolution, 4 Feb 2009
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An excellent book. The theory of evolution put in easy to understand terms. Far easy to digest than Darwin's Origin of Species.
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3.0 out of 5 stars interesting read for the lay person, 22 May 2009
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This book assumes no knowledge, great for the lay person, but too basic if you've anything around 'A' level biology or more. Well written, clear explanations and examples given.
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