Darwin, his daughter, and human evolution
โ Scribed by Randal Keynes
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 446
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Plates and Illustrations......Page 9
Family and Friends......Page 11
1. Macaw Cottage......Page 19
2. Pterodactyl Pie......Page 36
3. Natural History of Babies......Page 65
4. Young Crocodiles......Page 89
5. The Galloping Tune......Page 120
6. Faith, Cricket, and Barnacles......Page 151
7. Worlds Away from Home......Page 175
8. The Fretfulness of a Child......Page 194
9. The Last Weeks in Malvern......Page 212
10. Loss and Remembering......Page 234
11. The Destroying Angel......Page 257
12. The Origin of Species......Page 273
13. Going the Whole Orang......Page 295
14. Godโs Sharp Knife......Page 311
15. The Descent of Man......Page 329
16. Touching Humble Things......Page 351
Notes......Page 377
Acknowledgements......Page 421
Picture Credits......Page 425
Index......Page 427
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