{"product_id":"the-origin-of-species","title":"The Origin of Species","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eCharles Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 27, 1831, the young naturalist \u003cb\u003eCharles Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e left Plymouth Harbor aboard the HMS Beagle. For the next five years, he conducted research on plants and animals from around the globe, amassing a body of evidence that would culminate in one of the greatest discoveries in the history of mankind--the theory of evolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarwin presented his stunning insights in a landmark book that forever altered the way human beings view themselves and the world they live in. In \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e, he convincingly demonstrates the fact of evolution: that existing animals and plants cannot have appeared separately but must have slowly transformed from ancestral creatures. Most important, the book fully explains the mechanism that effects such a transformation: natural selection, the idea that made evolution scientifically intelligible for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the few revolutionary works of science that is engrossingly readable, \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e not only launched the science of modern biology but also has influenced virtually all subsequent literary, philosophical, and religious thinking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Levine\u003c\/b\u003e, Kenneth Burke Professor of English Literature at Rutgers University, has written extensively about Darwin and the relation of science and literature, particularly in\u003ci\u003e Darwin and the Novelists\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of many related books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Realistic Imagination, Dying to Know\u003c\/i\u003e, and his birdwatching memoirs, \u003ci\u003eLifebirds\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55366145966153,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/5336\/3785\/files\/5256333482755.jpg?v=1766525041","url":"https:\/\/morebetterbooks.com\/products\/the-origin-of-species","provider":"More Better Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}