Our Inner Fish

I just finished Shubin's "Your inner fish: A journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body." I thought the book was a great introduction into many of the traits that we share with our relatives and obtained from our ancestors and I loved the story of our evolution. Furthermore, Shubin did a great job of explaining the historical context in which we made many of these discoveries, as well as relating his own personal academic upbringing. The biggest weakness of the book was that at the end of each section, I was left wanting for more. Each short chapter ended right when I felt he had given the reader just enough information to really dive into the material. It made the book exceptionally readable, and if he had given much more I think he would have lost or frustrated most of his audience. I guess it's up to me to use my newfound outline to learn more about the topics that I found most interesting. I think I would make this a recommended reading for a high school AP biology class or an undergraduate evolutionary biology class for non-majors.