The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time

The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time

By
Jonathan Weiner
Jonathan Weiner
1994 • 332 pages

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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
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The Secret Wisdom of Nature : Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things --- Stories from Science and Observation
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Science

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The River of Consciousness
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Paleontology

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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
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Journalistic Nonfiction

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Inequality in the Promised Land: Race, Resources, and Suburban Schooling
Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces

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High Priority

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Deep Learning
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Programming the Universe
Energy and Civilization: A History
The beginning of infinity explanations that transform the world
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
The Selfish Gene

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Evolution

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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Molecular Biology of the Cell

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Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
Victoria's Daughters
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