The Darwin Myth: The Life and Lies of Charles Darwin

The Darwin Myth: The Life and Lies of Charles Darwin, By Benjamin Wiker. Regnery Publishing Inc. (2009), 171 pages, $12.00. Written on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and 150th anniversary of the publication of his Origin of Species, The Darwin Myth attempts to provide a balanced, fair, and also critical examination of Darwin’s life and work that avoids the current tendency either to demonize or deify Darwin. The structure of the book is that of a biography. As the...