Thank you for reviewing this book. Anything involving taxonomy or cladistics is really interesting, although I do find that I can become easily consused by it, haha. I remember hearing the same thing about either birds or reptiles (that they don't exist) and it was pretty interesting.
Yeah, "reptiles" had fallen out of favor with the hardcore cladistics crowd because they're not a proper monophyletic group. However, if you include birds and refer to the whole group as "sauropsids," I think you're safe. At least the last I heard. It seems like taxonomy is always in flux. 🤪
I agree - a great read about a despicable person. I had no Idea what it was about - for me it was a total intriguing cover purchase - with a pleasant surprise inside.
When I picked the book up, I thought it was going to be an inspirational book on perseverance. I was shocked about who he was too. Very well written book though.
This sounds pretty interesting. Debating whether to add it to my list. I enjoy this area of science, but I’m not so big on the biographical stuff (usually)
Wow. I have missed a sizeable and somehow randomly ordered number of your videos. So weird. I'll have to get all up to date on my videos! I've heard you talk about this book before, and I feel I should read this one!
Hi Fred, nice review :). This one sounds pretty interesting and I think I will put it on my list. Sounds like I'll probably be on Team: David is a jerk, too, haha, but hopefully the interesting nature stuff and author's journey will balance that out. I think my biggest struggle during the Read What You Own challenge is going to be trying to wait to read everyone's recommendations until I get through the ones I own that I really should be reading first. :)
It was a well written book, I would recommend it. Yeah, holding off on recommendations during the read what you own challenge will be a challenge for me too :)
Okay, I'm definitely wondering why "fish" shouldn't be viewed as a grouping within the animal kingdom! When you refer to Jordan's views on evolution and people, are you talking about eugenics? It's scary how mainstream that stuff was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It's not difficult to find widely published writings from the period that could easily pass for Third Reich propaganda. Sounds like a great book though. I've already downloaded it to my e-reader. 😁
Stephen Jay Gould argued that it took the coverage of the horrors of the concentration camps to finally make eugenics seem unacceptable. The folks at the Holocaust Museum agree.
Jordan was a strong proponent of Eugenics; it was downright scary how popular that movement was prior to the end of World War II. It was a great read, I would recommend it :)
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I just remember being so shocked by this book. By the end of it, I felt like I read so many genres in one book! I loved it so much! Great review.
I really enjoyed this book too. I may not have liked the central character, David Jordan, but I loved the author's story :)
Thank you for reviewing this book. Anything involving taxonomy or cladistics is really interesting, although I do find that I can become easily consused by it, haha. I remember hearing the same thing about either birds or reptiles (that they don't exist) and it was pretty interesting.
Yeah, "reptiles" had fallen out of favor with the hardcore cladistics crowd because they're not a proper monophyletic group. However, if you include birds and refer to the whole group as "sauropsids," I think you're safe. At least the last I heard. It seems like taxonomy is always in flux. 🤪
Lulu Miller does a great job introducing the cladistics in this book - they come in like the second coming!
I like short chapters too.
When my eyes start to get tired and I begin looking for a good place to bookmark, bookmarking a chapter as opposed to midway through is ideal :)
I agree - a great read about a despicable person. I had no Idea what it was about - for me it was a total intriguing cover purchase - with a pleasant surprise inside.
When I picked the book up, I thought it was going to be an inspirational book on perseverance. I was shocked about who he was too. Very well written book though.
This sounds pretty interesting. Debating whether to add it to my list. I enjoy this area of science, but I’m not so big on the biographical stuff (usually)
I enjoyed the book - I would recommend it if you find it on sale :)
Wow. I have missed a sizeable and somehow randomly ordered number of your videos. So weird. I'll have to get all up to date on my videos! I've heard you talk about this book before, and I feel I should read this one!
This was a really good book. While I didn't like David Starr Jordan, I did like the author and her journey :)
Hi Fred, nice review :). This one sounds pretty interesting and I think I will put it on my list. Sounds like I'll probably be on Team: David is a jerk, too, haha, but hopefully the interesting nature stuff and author's journey will balance that out. I think my biggest struggle during the Read What You Own challenge is going to be trying to wait to read everyone's recommendations until I get through the ones I own that I really should be reading first. :)
It was a well written book, I would recommend it. Yeah, holding off on recommendations during the read what you own challenge will be a challenge for me too :)
Okay, I'm definitely wondering why "fish" shouldn't be viewed as a grouping within the animal kingdom! When you refer to Jordan's views on evolution and people, are you talking about eugenics? It's scary how mainstream that stuff was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It's not difficult to find widely published writings from the period that could easily pass for Third Reich propaganda. Sounds like a great book though. I've already downloaded it to my e-reader. 😁
Stephen Jay Gould argued that it took the coverage of the horrors of the concentration camps to finally make eugenics seem unacceptable. The folks at the Holocaust Museum agree.
Jordan was a strong proponent of Eugenics; it was downright scary how popular that movement was prior to the end of World War II. It was a great read, I would recommend it :)