recent(ish) thick book about evolution

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1erniebornheimer
Oct 16, 2011, 12:28 pm

I got this from the library a year or two ago, and now want to try and find it again, but I've forgotten the title.

The main clue is the dust jacket. A colorful biped dinosaur, walking in profile. Maybe some other animals, too.

The physical book was thick, but not oversize in the other dimensions.

At the time I was reading it, I'm pretty sure it was newish, so it's probably five years old or so. (Before the Year of Darwin.)

I seem to recall the book is a collection of essays, each with its own author, like an academic book, but written for a popular audience. I believe it's an overview of the subject of evolution, including recent research.

2marq
Edited: Oct 17, 2011, 2:19 am

3melannen
Oct 17, 2011, 11:27 am

Dinosaur in a Haystack by same author is an even closer cover match. But it doesn't match some of the other things. OP, do you remember anything else about the dinosaur on the cover - perhaps most importantly, did it have feathers? :D

4SugarCreekRanch
Oct 17, 2011, 4:29 pm

5jjmcgaffey
Oct 17, 2011, 4:46 pm

But both the Coyne and the Gould books are written by one person, not a collection of essays by different authors. The Goulds, at least, are a collection of essays, but all by Gould - don't know about the Coyne, it sounds more all-in-one.

Don't know, but it sounds interesting. I'd like to read it when you find it!

6kmaziarz
Oct 17, 2011, 4:59 pm

Maybe Evolution: The First Four Billion Years? A bit newer than your range of five years or so, having been published in 2009, but seems to fit otherwise...

7erniebornheimer
Oct 19, 2011, 12:17 pm

Thanks to everyone! kmaziarz's suggestion is the book I was looking for.