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New York, New York, October 27, 2006
H.W. Wilson today announced Evolution, a new work in the company's popular Reference Shelf book series. Evolution explores the most important debates, discoveries, and people shaping this cornerstone biological theory, offering an overview of its tenets in biographies of its forefathers; an examination of the political debate between evolutionists and proponents of "intelligent design"; a look at revelations emerging from the genetic and fossil records; and exploration of the evolution of higher intelligence.

Twenty-four articles from such leading sources as New Scientist, Natural History, National Review, Newsweek and others provide an up-to-date grounding on what remains a contentious and changing idea nearly 150 years since its introduction. Three appendices round out the volume: "Was the World Made for Man?" (an essay by Mark Twain); and Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al. and Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, et al. v. Aguillard et al., two controversial court opinions on the teaching of evolution in schools. Evolution also includes a bibliography of books, Web sites, and abstracts of articles for further reading.

Evolution is the fifth title of six to be released in The Reference Shelf 2006 (Volume 78). Each book in the Reference Shelf series offers extensive exploration of a topic of importance in modern society, in a compilation of notable articles from respected publications, plus abstracts of 20 to 30 additional articles and a bibliography of other sources. Reference Shelf volumes provide a well-rounded, unbiased overview for researchers and general readers. Volume 78 includes Global Climate Change (March 2006), New Media (April 2006), U.S. National Debate Topic 2006-2007: National Service (August 2006), Jobs in America (September 2006), Evolution, and the upcoming volume Representative American Speeches 2005-2006. Libraries that order the complete 6-volume set receive a substantial discount.

H.W. Wilson now also offers a WilsonWeb database that presents well-rounded overviews of select modern issues, in the tradition of The Reference Shelf. Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus delivers carefully selected full-text articles from key publications on social, scientific, health, political, and global issues, organized by topic for easy access. Users get current articles with periodic updates, plus the option to launch preset searches on WilsonWeb or the Internet. Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus features a selection of topics largely distinct from those covered by the Reference Shelf print series. Free 30-day trials are available for librarians and members of the press. For more information, see Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus.

Evolution
October 2006 l 184 pages l ISBN 0-8242-1063-8 l $50 ($55 outside the U.S. & Canada)

For more information, see Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus.

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Roseward Sky
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Eileen Sutter
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