Books of February 2026
Below are the two books that I finished this month. I started a third one, but didn't like and decided not to finish it.
Non-fiction
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner (1994)
- 332 pages
- 5 stars
A book about scientific research aimed at better understanding natural selection, sexual selection, and evolution.
Much of the book is about two biologists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, doing a decades long research of finches on a small vulcanic island in the Galapagos. Also some other evolutionairy biological research is discussed. The book explains how natural selection and evolution can indeed be seen in action, contrairy the old idea that evolution moves too slow to witness.
I learned from it that in nature there is always competition and that in hard times, like when food is extra scarce, the selection pressure increases and evolution accelerates.
A very interesting book, easy to read and understand.
Fiction
A Maze of Death by Philip K. Dick (1970)
- 216 pages
- 5 stars
Science fiction story of a very small group of people colonizing the planet Delmak-O. They arrived in so-called "nosers", which are one-way space ships. The story develops when bad things starting to happen. This is, as often with works from this writer, a rather short book.
It is a good story. with enough tension and surprises to keep you engaged. Recommended!
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