Hotz at the LA Times Sunday Book Review looks at three books on evolution and intelligent design..
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution
David Quammen
Intelligent Thought
Science Versus the Intelligent Design Movement
Edited by John Brockman
Why Darwin Matters
The Case Against Intelligent Design
Michael Shermer
Good review. Books on the "to read" list.
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