The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

The finches in the Galapagos know that Charles Darwin didn't know the strength of his own theory of evolution: in their world natural selection occurs on an hourly basis. Peter and Rosemary Grant, two scientists, spent 20 years measuring the beaks of generations of finches. Living on this isolated station in the Galapagos archipelago, they want to create landmark scientific advancements by proving that the Victorian evolutionist did not know that natural selection is neither slow nor rare. The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Beak of the Finch is a mesmerizing narrative about a new understanding of life. Jonathan Weiner's engrossing chronicle of the Grants brings to mind the legendary Stephen Jay Gould. | The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner, Paperback | Indigo Chapters