On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin | 
On Natural Selection
by Charles Darwin | 
The Descent of Man
by Charles Darwin | 
River Out of Eden
by Richard Dawkins | 
Life Ascending
by Nick Lane | 
Why Evolution Is True
by Jerry A. Coyne | 
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins | 
The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
by Alice Roberts | 
The Greatest Show on Earth
by Richard Dawkins |
Evolution
by Carl Zimmer | 
The Making of the Fittest
by Sean B. Carroll | 
Undeniable
by Bill Nye | 
Evolution
by Brian Charlesworth | 
The Extended Phenotype
by Richard Dawkins | 
The Vital Question
by Nick Lane | 
The Ancestor's Tale
by Richard Dawkins | 
The Blind Watchmaker
by Richard Dawkins | 
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking | 
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn | 
Euclid's Elements
by Euclid |
First published in 1859, this landmark book on evolutionary biology was not the first to deal with the subject, but it went on to become a sensation'??and a controversial one for many religious people who could not reconcile Darwin'??s science with their faith. Darwin worked on the book for over 20 years before its publication. The radical crux of his scientific theory was the idea of natural selection, which meant that chance, not a divine Creator, played a great role in humanity's advancement and that individuals who weren't physically able to adapt with the greater populace died off.