The reluctant Mr. Darwin : an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin and the making of his theory of evolution / David Quammen.

New York ; London : Atlas Books : W.W. Norton, [2006], ©2006.

304 pages ; 22 cm.

Home and dry: an introduction -- The fabric falls: 1837-1839 -- The kiwi's egg: 1842-1844 -- Point of attachment: 1846-1851 -- A duck for Mr. Darwin: 1848-1857 -- His abominable volume: 1858-1859 -- The fittest idea: 1860 to the future -- The last beetle: 1876-1882.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-283) and index.