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Monkey Girl
Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul
by Edward Humes


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From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes, Monkey Girl takes the reader behind the scenes of the recent war on evolution evolution in Dover, Pennsylvania, the high-profile court case on teaching "intelligent design" it spawned, and the national struggle over what Americans believe about human origins.

Ecco, 400 pages
01/31/2007
$25.95

ISBN: 0060885483

Nonfiction
Religion
Science & Nature
Social Sciences

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The book is an engrossing community drama and a character-centered, topical history-of-science primer. Humes' clear reportorial style and sympathy for all the principals in Kitzmiller ensure the high interest of both aspects of the book. [1 Jan 2007, p.25]

Chicago Tribune Lisa Anderson

Humes...may be the most successful so far in making a complicated issue accessible and in putting human faces on both sides of the evolution divide.

Kirkus Reviews

An illuminating blend of science, religion and politics. [1 Dec 2006]

Los Angeles Times Kit R. Roane

Humes is a good storyteller, and Monkey Girl…is full of vivid descriptions and interesting facts.

Washington Post Christine Rosen

[A] lively and thoughtful book.

Wall Street Journal Pamela R. Winnick

Mr. Humes's account is thorough but disappointingly self-righteous.

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Monkey Girl Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul by Edward Humes

Monkey Girl
Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul
by Edward Humes