Evolution Gone Wrong
The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don't)

In one of his best works, The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins identifies a key concept of evolution. It really is blind in the sense that it has no ability to look forward beyond what currently exists. It has no volition, of course, no consciousness of an end state to work toward, and thus cannot......more

about halfway through, the author gets sidetracked telling story after story about his wife's pregnancy. he's a sensitive and caring husband and father, but he failed to keep the anecdotes relevant to the thesis of the book.......more

This was a most pleasant read for 3 reasons: 1. It delivered baskets full of facts, answers to questions that I had never thought to ask, and lots of questions begging for answers. 2. It was all meat and no fillers or the bane of nonfiction books, author's never ceasing bloviations, that often turn......more

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Vaguely answers questions like why so many of us need braces, why our teeth don’t fit in our head, why we blink and why our bodies don’t work so well. Goes off topic a lot and has lots of padding.......more