On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:20:00 +0000, Ron Clarke wrote: > Hi L.D.,
> On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:18:42 -0400, L.D. Best wrote: >> On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:53:17 +0000, Ron Clarke asked: >>> Am I the only one who actually owns a copy of "On the Origin of >>> Species" ? >> No. In fact, my copy is currently in the loo library, being read in >> small amounts as time allows. <G> > :) > Yes, it is a very dry read, I must admit. Not easy to take in large > doses, he was trying so hard to explain what he was thinking, and why, to > people who would not understand, or even want to believe. > Times haven't changed much in that. :( For a very good read, and for a swash-buckling high adventure story and a true tale of derring-do, you should read "The Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle", also by Charles Darwin. This is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: http://browser.arachne.cz/
