The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin

The Descent of Man by Charles DarwinApplying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the culmination of his life's work. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond. In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'. He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with

and influenced generations of readers

What’s indisputable is that someone is dead

A fantastical retelling of the Japanese myth of Izanami and Izanagi from the internationally bestselling author of Out

the excesses of ambition

even those who are new to this concept

A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume

has always feared that his dream chose poorly

Arnold and Barry Fox can stand alone or be read as the sequel to their co-authored book The Miracle of Positive Thinking

Colm Toibin tells the breathtaking story of the twentieth century

The East India Company is seeking to make inroads into the region and the local people—in particular the Abor and Mishmee tribes—fear their coming and are doing all they can to keep them out of their territories

The First was established on Terminus in the full daylight of publicity

Chip Heath and Karla Starr outline six critical principles that will give anyone the tools to communicate numbers with more transparency and meaning