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Darwin

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Discover the life of one of history’s most resonant figures, Charles Darwin, in this definitive, multiple prize winning biography.

ISBN: 9780140131925

Author: By Adrian Desmond and James Moore

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Darwin

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This meticulous and compelling study recounts Darwin’s great achievements.

The book captures the life and times of the man behind the acclaim, from gambling and gluttony at Cambridge, gruelling travels around the world and his opinions on a God that he condemned.

The book documents the changes in attitude to evolution, from heresy and controversy to accepted and celebrated wisdom, a dramatic shift that took place in a single generation.

Explore how Darwin’s work resonates today and still inspires new admiration his groundbreaking theories.

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