Monkey Girl - by Edward Humes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Humes comes an in-depth examination of the contentious evolution vs. intelligent design debate in American public schools.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What should we teach our children about where we come from? <br />Is evolution a lie or good science? <br />Is it incompatible with faith? <br />Have scientists really detected evidence of a creator in nature? </p><p>From bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes comes a dramatic story of faith, science, and courage unlike any since the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. <em>Monkey Girl</em> takes you behind the scenes of the recent war on evolution in Dover, Pennsylvania, when the town's school board decision to confront the controversy head-on thrust its students, then the entire community, onto the front lines of America's culture wars. Told from the perspectives of all sides of the battle, it is a riveting true story about an epic court case on the teaching of intelligent design, and what happens when science and religion collide.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"His writing is vivid, memorable, and engaging, and a welcome breath of common sense."--<em>Seattle Times</em><br><br>"A valuable primer . . . An illuminating blend of science, religion and politics."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"An absorbing, character-driven story of the Dover case."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"Making a complicated issue accessible . . . His fast-moving, richly detailed book reads like a suspense novel."--<em>Chicago Tribune</em><br><br>"[E]xcellent science writing, with crisp explanations of complicated evolutionary mechanisms, and fascinating material on Darwin."--San Diego Union-Tribune<br><br>"A fascinatingly detailed record of the creationist war on science."--Skeptic Magazine<br><br>"A real page-turner and an eye-opener for those who think they understand the American psyche."--Lee M. Silver<br><br>"An unusually deft analysis . . . based upon extensive behind-the-scenes interviews . . . highly recommended."--Eugenie Scott<br><br>"Compelling page-turning narrative . . . A must read for anyone who cares about science, education, and liberty."--Michael Shermer<br><br>"Humes especially shines in his careful explication of the history of this larger fight."--Los Angeles Times Book Review [cover review]<br><br>"In painstaking detail, Humes breaks down the politics and the science . . . inexhaustible reporting married to talent."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br><br>"Monkey Girl is compelling and unsettling.--Patt Morrison<br><br>"Rich back stories of characters from both sides of the courtroom make self-evident the fundamental culture war brewing."--Seed Magazine<br>
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