{"product_id":"9780300160413","title":"The Darwin Archipelago: The Naturalist's Career Beyond Origin of Species","description":"Charles Darwin is of course best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Voyage of the Beagle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e. But he produced many other books over his long career, exploring specific aspects of the theory of evolution by natural selection in greater depth. The eminent evolutionary biologist Steve Jones uses these lesser-known works as springboards to examine how their essential ideas have generated whole fields of modern biology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarthworms\u003c\/i\u003e helped found modern soil science, \u003ci\u003eExpression of the Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e helped found comparative psychology, and \u003ci\u003eSelf-Fertilization\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForms of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e were important early works on the origin of sex. Through this delightful introduction to Darwin's oeuvre, one begins to see Darwin's role in biology as resembling Einstein's in physics: he didn't have one brilliant idea but many and in fact made some seminal contribution to practically every field of evolutionary study. Though these lesser-known works may seem disconnected, Jones points out that they all share a common theme: the power of small means over time to produce gigantic ends. Called a \"world of wonders\" by the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e of London, \u003ci\u003eThe Darwin Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e will expand any reader's view of Darwin's genius and will demonstrate how all of biology, like life itself, descends from a common ancestor.","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120493805808,"sku":"9780300160413","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780300160413_p0.jpg?v=1763670037","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780300160413","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}