Darwin, Paul Johnson
Darwin, Paul Johnson
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Darwin
Portrait of a Genius

Author: Paul Johnson

Narrator: John Curless

Unabridged: 4 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/11/2012

Synopsis

The author of more than 40 books, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson also writes for Forbes and theSpectator. With Darwin, Johnson sheds new light on a man many regard as the most influential scientist in history. Darwin's theories of evolution transformed the world's view of biology. Here, in meticulous detail, Johnson describes Darwin's brilliance and the unfortunate circumstances that compelled him to support the eugenics movement.

About Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges over the millennia and the whole gamut of human activities. He regularly writes book reviews for several UK magazines and newspapers, such as the Literary Review and The Spectator, and he lectures around the world. He lives in London, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Edmund

The book Charles Darwin lived a fascinating and fortunate life. His writing changed our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Paul Johnson puts new thoughts in my head about this important man. I like the brevity of the book. It stimulated my thinking in exactly the way I want a book to......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

I never thought I'd read a book about Darwin, but I'm glad I did. This was a good biography, although not exhaustive. Johnson describes Darwin's family background, his devotion to his wife who was a committed Christian, as well as his reluctance in telling her he was not a believer. It turns out her......more

Goodreads review by Carl

By CARL ROLLYSON The 'genius' of Paul Johnson's biography of Charles Darwin is manifestly, impressively apparent in "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life," to give the full title of the first edition. "Favoured Races,"......more

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