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http://www.faqs.org/periodicals/201101/2274226301.htmlPublication: Skeptic
Author: Prothero, Donald R
Date published: January 1, 2011
A Five-Star Evolution Encyclopedia A review of Darwin's Universe: Evolution from A to Z by Richard Milner. University of California Press. 2009, 488 pp,
$39.95. ISBN 978-0-520-24376-7
REVIEWED BY DONALD R. PROTHERO
IN 1990, RICHARD MILNER PUBLISHED The Encyclopedia of Evolution: Humanity's Search for its Origins (Facts-on-File Publications, New York, 481 pp.). With a charming foreword by his childhood friend and classmate Stephen Jay Gould, the book was a smorgasbord of delightful anecdotes and stories about not only science and evolution, but also a startling array of other related topics as well. It was organized in an encyclopedia format, with separate topics arranged in alphabetical, rather than thematic order, so it was ideal for browsing. Its quirky but engaging approach was unique among other books about evolution, which are mostly scholarly tomes that march through only serious topics in a natural, logical order. As such, it was sui generis, a book unlike any other, reflecting both Milner's erudition and also his love of pop culture as well as science. In 1990, it was named by Choice "the best reference book of the year."
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