This is an alphabetical version. For a subjective ranked version see: Ranked: The Evolution of Evolution
A list of books that contain information on what evolution means.
The Idea Of Evolution
- The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve by Steve Stewart-Williams
- The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson
- The Dragon Seekers: How An Extraordinary Circle Of Fossilists Discovered The Dinosaurs And Paved The Way For Darwin by Christopher McGowan
- Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution by Carol Ann Bassett
- The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
- I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
- The Meaning of Human Existence by Edward O. Wilson
- The Lessons of History by Will Durant, Ariel Durant
- Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger by Peter Bevelin
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World by Charles C. Mann
Reference
- The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch
- The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it by Will Storr
- Trans: Gender Identity and the New Battle for Women's Rights by Helen Joyce
- Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright
Application
- [Upcoming] The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge by Matt Ridley
- The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
- The Evolutionary Transition To Capitalism edited by Kazimierz Z. Poznański
- The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good by Robert H. Frank
- On Pauperism in Present and Past by Jan Breman
- The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics by Eric D. Beinhocker
- The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter by Joseph Henrich
Contrast (Nature VS Nurture)
- The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker
- The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society by Debra Soh
- How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Eugenics / Fiction
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
