Your Inner Fish is widely considered an excellent, highly engaging science book. It won the National Academy of Sciences best book award in 2009.

Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today’s most common diseases, we turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.

Shubin makes us see ourselves and our world in a completely new light.

Strengths of the Book

• Fascinating connections: It shows how human hands, teeth, heads, and senses link directly to ancient creatures through fossils and DNA.
• Easy to read: The writing style is simple, friendly, and full of humor rather than dense or dry academic jargon.

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