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Review title: Where was the editor?
Product review: This book contained a lot of good information, particularly in the emphasis on the individual as the object of selection, and a very clear explanation of the two-step process of evolution (chance generation of variation followed by selection).But where was the editor? There are obvious places where several alternative paragraphs were written and rather than chose the best one, all of them were printed! Some of the errors are humorous, for example, "I [the author] recognize seven classes of restraints" followed by eight numbered paragraphs! There is a refutation of the claim that "morphogenesis" is contrary to Darwinism, without any explanation of what "morphogenesis" is. The first 5 chapters are almost impenetrable to the lay reader, containing much arcane jargon. The glossary is only occasionally useful.I think it's a shame that a highly respected authority in the field would be so ill-served by his publisher.
