The ensemble of text and illustrations will render an indelible image of Darwin for those beginning to study him, and evolution, while a brief bibliography points the way to further exploration.—Booklist Library Journal finebooksmagazine.com Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man is the best brief biography on the market.—Northern Territory News Australian Book Review San Diego Union-Tribune Choice Brooklyn Rail Reports of the National Center for Science Education European Review of History
Berra has done masterful work, providing a lively and succinct account of Darwin's life that will provide an excellent introduction for the new reader who is interested in Darwin as well as a helpful review for knowledgeable Darwin enthusiasts!
Reports of the National Center for Science Education - Charles F. Urbanowicz
A splendid overview derived from a series of lectures, and beautifully illustrated, with a detailed publishing history of all of Darwin's works.
finebooksmagazine.com - Nicholas Basbanes
There can be no doubt that this book will be very warmly received by Darwin enthusiasts because it is a passionate, well-informed, entertaining and colourful introduction to his life and achievements.
European Review of History - Marta Cunat Romero
This work will be useful for introductory students and the general public . . . Recommended. All undergraduate and public libraries.
Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man is the best brief biography on the market.
Berra moves quickly through the life, yet finds time to include telling details, as well as sketches of appealing secondary characters.
Australian Book Review - David Lumsden
Berra, a retired professor of evolution who gives popular lectures on Darwin, writes leanly and to the point, but still produces a vivid and detailed portrait.
San Diego Union-Tribune - Scott LaFee
The ensemble of text and illustrations will render an indelible image of Darwin for those beginning to study him, and evolution, while a brief bibliography points the way to further exploration.
This jewel box of a book offers an imminently readable tour of the great man. Every spread includes illustrations with fascinating captions.
Brooklyn Rail - Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
"The ensemble of text and illustrations will render an indelible image of Darwin for those beginning to study him, and evolution, while a brief bibliography points the way to further exploration."
There can be no doubt that this book will be very warmly received by Darwin enthusiasts because it is a passionate, well-informed, entertaining and colourful introduction to his life and achievements.
— Marta Cunat Romero
European Review of History
Berra has done masterful work, providing a lively and succinct account of Darwin's life that will provide an excellent introduction for the new reader who is interested in Darwin as well as a helpful review for knowledgeable Darwin enthusiasts!
— Charles F. Urbanowicz
Reports of the National Center for Science Education
This jewel box of a book offers an imminently readable tour of the great man. Every spread includes illustrations with fascinating captions.
— Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
Berra, a retired professor of evolution who gives popular lectures on Darwin, writes leanly and to the point, but still produces a vivid and detailed portrait.
— Scott LaFee
Berra moves quickly through the life, yet finds time to include telling details, as well as sketches of appealing secondary characters.
— David Lumsden
A splendid overview derived from a series of lectures, and beautifully illustrated, with a detailed publishing history of all of Darwin's works.
— Nicholas Basbanes
Derived from the author's popular "Darwin Days" campus lectures, this succinct biography spans Darwin's life in 15 brief chapters and reads like a museum guide, hitting the high points in an easily assimilated style. The copious illustrations, though, including reproductions of period paintings, title page facsimiles, and many of the author's own photographs, are worth poring over and may hold readers' attention longer than it takes to peruse the text. Patrons who want a quick, no-frills but still authoritative read on Darwin's life couldn't find a better source.
