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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 1893 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Social Quagmire and the Way Out of it' is an essay on the social problems of 19th century Britain in relation to its American counterparts.
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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.
10) 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.
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1866 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Scientific Aspect of the Supernatural' is an essay in which Wallace presents examples of evidence for the existence of the supernatural.
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1891 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'English and American Flowers' is an essay on Wallace's observations of the differences between plants on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.
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