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In his 1910 preface Alfred Russel Wallace writes that his book, subtitled "A Manifestation of Creative Power, Directive Mind and Ultimate Purpose," is a half-century of thought on evolution, covering plant life, geological formations, natural selection and, finally (going a step further than Darwin), the idea that evolution might suggest that the universe had a purpose or a "Life Principle"-the ultimate purpose of that life-development being Man.
2) Is Mars Habitable?: A Critical Examination of Professor Percival Lowell's Book "Mars and its Canal
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'Is Mars Habitable?' is an essay on the possibilities of organic life surviving on the red planet.
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1890 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Human Selection' is an essay on the future of human evolution in relation to Darwin's suggestion that natural selection was having a reduced or non-existent effect on modern humanity.
8) Monkeys
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'Monkeys' is an article that appeared in Popular Science Monthly and details the characteristics and geographical distribution of many species of monkey.
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1916 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1.' is a collection of correspondence between Wallace and other scientists, including Charles Darwin.
19) The Origin of Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced From the Theory of "Natural Selection"
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1864 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Origin of Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced From the Theory of "Natural Selection"' is an essay on the development of humans and the evolutionary evidence for natural selection.
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