Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today’s most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish. Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik–the “missing link” that made headlines around the world in April 2006–tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Shubin makes us see ourselves and our world in a completely new light. YOUR INNER FISH is science writing at its finest–enlightening, accessible, and told with irresistible enthusiasm.
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"This is a great look at the history of life on earth. The writing is compelling and engaging. The sections on the structure of our ears, our body plan, and our senses of hearing and sight are wonderfully presented. Shubin's induction into the National Academy of Science is well deserved. " — Matt (5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great look at the history of life on earth. The writing is compelling and engaging. The sections on the structure of our ears, our body plan, and our senses of hearing and sight are wonderfully presented. Shubin's induction into the National Academy of Science is well deserved. "
" One of the best book I have read this year. This book demonstrates that Dawkins' famous "Selfish Gene" is a working theory. Wonderful. "
" Yeah, it was OK. There are definitely better choices if you want evolutionary biology; this is the only one if you want to read about Neil Shubin's research, but if you're not his mom, you don't need to. "
" Enjoyable, despite being a little too breezily written. "
" Maybe OK if you're an 8 year old...or if you slept through high school biology. Very basic; very boring. "
" i thought it was more scientific than that , he talks too much about his journey not about science it self neil shubin can do better that this book . "
" My third science-y read."Your Inner Fish"was assigned as reading for a recent class I took - The philosophy of physical science. Nice pictures and down-to-Earth narration. "
" This was an informative and fun book from the perspective that it correlates the human body to amphibian and fish structures. Easy to read. "
" Every Biology teacher should read this "
" Really holds your hand so you'll understand. But drags. "
" I found this book highly fascinating. I was taking a course on evolution and I found that this book helped tremendously. I enjoyed how the book was organized and how easy it was to absorb the information. I also felt that it was an epic history book. "
Neil Shubin is the author of the bestselling Your Inner Fish, which was chosen by the National Academy of Sciences as the best book of the year in 2009. Trained at Columbia, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley, Shubin is associate dean of biological sciences at the University of Chicago. In 2011 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Marc Cashman, Earphones Award–winning narrator, was named one of the “Best Voices of the Year” by AudioFile magazine. His voice can be heard on radio, television, film, and video games. He also instructs voice actors through his classes, The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques, in Los Angeles.
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