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The Beak of the Finch
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time | Jonathan Weiner
5 posts | 7 read | 2 reading | 9 to read
On a remote outpost of the Galapagos, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent 20 years measuring the beaks of generations of finches--to prove that Darwin did not know the strength of this own theory. "Spark(s) not just the intellect, but the imagination".--Washington Post Book World. 50 illustrations. Map.
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IriDas
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Half past seven on Daphne Major.

#firstlinefridays

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IriDas
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Went to the beach with the kids today and I took the wrong book. 😭 😭 😭 I took one I‘d already read.

The weather is gloomy, but the cool feels nice to this middle-aged afab body. I moved away from the desert at exactly the right time. :)

How is the weather in your parts and what is your fave beach/park read?

#summerreading
#beachlife

Texreader Ah dang! What a bummer! Hot here (mid-90s) and so humid you could cut it with a knife and smear it on bread. So…unpleasant! 🥵 2d
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Speaking about Darwin's Finches (on my last post), if anyone is interested in the theory of evolution and Darwin's work, you might enjoy the tagged book.
Now, it's been almost two decades since I've read this (and it was a translation) so I was very young then and I'm hoping the writing isn't actually as dry as I remember 😅
Still, it's an interesting book and I'd love to read it again soon.
#Naturalitsy
#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha +5pts

StayCurious How interesting! 6mo
bookwyrm7 @StayCurious it is! I'll probably try to get the original next year and read it again 6mo
AllDebooks Thank you for the recommendation 😊 6mo
bookwyrm7 @AllDebooks 👍😊 6mo
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Loretta
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#ReadJanuary Day 6: #DreamingofaWarmerClimate

This book won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction over a decade ago. It is about the evolution of finches on the Galapagos islands.

I am in the early stages of planning a trip to the Galapagos islands myself--hope to go in about six to eight weeks!

Lindy What a great way to prepare for a special trip. 😊 8y
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Shemac77
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Currently reading.
#readeverydayeverywhere

Shemac77 There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. Even drought bears fruit. Even death is a seed 9y
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