Richard Dawkins's exceptionally well-written, and surprisingly, still concise, book that is the best book demonstrating the reality of biological evolution to a potentially large popular audience. I believe it is the best book that his publisher, Simon and Schuster, has published in the last two decades.

Excellent, virtually comprehensive, overview of contemporary evolutionary biology and its intellectual and cultural significance to modern global civilization from a most engaging writer, British microbiologist Mark Pallen.

A superb long argument on the veracity of evolution for a libertarian and conservative-oriented readership from leading skeptic Michael Shermer, which explains how and why evolution should be widely accepted as valid science.

Noted science writer Carl Zimmer's delightful, well-written companion volume to the critically acclaimed PBS NOVA miniseries that also serves as a mesmerizing introduction to contemporary evolutionary biology.

Distinguished American Museum of Natural History invertebrate paleobiologist Niles Eldredge's eloquent recounting of Charles Darwin's life and career, explaining how and why Darwin's work still resonates today as vital contributions to our understanding of evolution.