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Quammen, David. The reluctant Mr. Darwin; an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin and the making of his theory of evolution.(CDs)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)

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Date: 20070101
Author:Offner, Susan

QUAMMEN, David. The reluctant Mr. Darwin; an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin and the making of his theory of evolution. Read by Grover Gardner. 6 cds. 7.75 hrs. Audio Partners. 2006. 1-57270-569-2. $29.95. Cardboard; content, author, reader notes. SA

Darwin went on a five-year voyage around the world and returned with preliminary evidence for a theory that would set the world on end. This biography concentrates on the crucial two decades in Darwin's life between his famous voyage and the 1859 publication of the first edition of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural ...

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