Behe, M.: Darwin’s Black Box, The Free Press, New York, 1996. A creationist recounts the argument for intelligent design from the point of view of molecular biology.

Dawkins, R.: The Blind Watchmaker, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1986. A brilliant exposition of the factors involved in evolution by natural selection and of contemporary reasoning concerning them.

Futuyma, D.: Science on Trial: The Case for Evolution, Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Mass., 1983. An excellent exposition of the serious errors in the creationist argument, still timely after 15 years.

Gilkey, L.: Creationism on Trial: Evolution and God at Little Rock, Winston Press, Minneapolis, MN, 1985. A book, written by a theologian, outlining the case for creationism as argued in the courts.

Gordon, M., and E. Olson: Invasions of the Land, Columbia University Press, New York, 1995. A fine overview of the role of adaptation in macroevolution.

Grant, B., D. Owen, and C. Clarke: "Parallel Rise and Fall of Melanic Peppered Moths in America and Britain," Journal of Heredity, September 1996, pages 351–57. A suggestion that the role of lichens has been overemphasized in studying industrial melanism.

Raup, D.: "The Role of Extinction in Evolution," Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 91, July 1994, pages 6758–63. A very interesting reevaluation of the role extinction should play in evolutionary theory.

Smith, J. M. and E. Szathmary: The Major Transitions in Evolution, W. H. Freeman, San Francisco, 1995. A broad ranging discussion of ideas about the major changes that have taken place, starting with a prebiotic mix of organic molecules and ending with the evolution of human language. Challenging and rewarding.

Webb, G.: The Evolution Controversy in America, University of Kentucky Press, Lexington, 1994. An update on the ongoing battle between creationists and evolutionists.

Weiner, J.: The Beak of the Finch, Knopf, New York, 1994. For over 20 generations of Galápagos finches, biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have closely monitored evolution in action. A delightful, engaging, and very informative book that won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1995. Highly recommended to anyone interested in evolution.