Re: Book recommendation

From: Tim Tyler (tim_at_tt1lock.org)
Date: 03/04/05


Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 01:15:07 -0500 (EST)

Perplexed in Peoria <jimmenegay@sbcglobal.net> wrote or quoted:

> I'll probably go with the Ridley simply because the companion "Oxford
> Readers" also seems attractive. I probably have enough independent
> sources of information that I don't have to be afraid of Ridley's biases.

Ridley's textbook - and "Mendel's Demon" are good books. I don't rate the
"Evolution (Oxford Readers)" book so highly - it wasn't written by Ridley.

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