scrapbooks reviewed Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body on + 10 more book reviews
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This book is written in a laid-back style. Very explanatory and in-depth. This paleontologist provides evidence for the evolution of the human body from the simplest life forms 3.5 billion years ago. He even explains why the theory of the "missing link" is bogus. Some of the reading can be dry (I had to stop for a while when the teeth were discussed ad nauseum - LOL). I quickly got back into it. Everyone should read this book and form your own conclusions.
John O. (buzzby) -
Great book, even though I didn't read the whole thing. It's a synthesis of anatomy, archeology, and genetics. To hear this guy tell it, there are not very many gaps in the evolutionary time line at all.
Matthew G. reviewed Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body on
I really enjoyed reading this review of the major transitions in vertebrate body plan. Shubin's account of the discovery of Tiktaalik (a transition fossil highlighting the transition from water to land) is a wonderful addition a very readable history book. To anyone who is generally interested in the tree of life and learning more about major evolutionary steps I would also recommend "The Ancestor's Tale" by Richard Dawkins.
Sheri B. reviewed Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body on + 51 more book reviews
Very enlightening book. I truly believe the connection between all creatures, and this further demonstrates it.
Gerhard O. (nccorthu) reviewed Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body on + 569 more book reviews
Easy reading explanation of the writer's theories on how the Human came from the earliest forms of life on the planet and also how we are closely related to those life forms. Good Book. Interesting explanation of evolution and more importantly how it works.
