The Wonder of Water: Water's Profound Fitness for Life on Earth and Mankind

by Michael Denton

From roaring waterfalls and crashing waves to gentle rain and billowing clouds, water pervades our planet’s majestic biosphere. It is easy to take for granted. But this ever-present substance is amazingly fit in a myriad of ways to sustain life on Earth, especially human life. Its unique properties allow it to fill many roles throughout the biological world, from forming the matrix of our cells, to regulating the temperature of our planet.
In The Wonder of Water, biologist Michael Denton delves deep into this grand, untold story and explores how water is specially equipped to allow life to flourish on our blue planet. Find more information on The Privileged Species book series and companion documentaries at www.PrivilegedSpecies.com.

Genres: Science, Biology, Chemistry

265 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 5, 2017

About the author

Michael Denton holds an M.D. from Bristol University, as well as a Ph.D. in biochemistry from King’s College in London. A Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, Denton has had a critical impact on the debate over Darwinian evolution.

Reviews

[Badr · Rating 5 out of 5]

تقييمي هو ١٠ نجوم وليس فقط ٥. ما اعظم هذا الكتاب!!!

الكتاب مبسّط جدا يستطيع فهمه اي شخص ولكن عميق جدا بمعلوماته الثرية. يقول المترجم لو لا الامانة في الترجمة لوضعت عنوان الكتاب "وجعلنا من الماء كل شيء حي".

يتحدث الكتاب عن خصائص الماء التي لولاها لما كانت هناك حياة، عجائب لا يمكن تخيلها عن الماء ستبهرك بين صفحات الكتاب دون ان تمل من القراءة. عجبني ان الكاتب تقريبا يلخص كل ما قاله في كل فصل، وايضا بين الصفحات يضع جداول تشرح بعض التفاصيل بشكل مبسّط.

واخيرا، يقول الكاتب: خصائص الماء تخبرنا ان الارض كانت معدة بشكل مدهش لاستقبالنا.

سبحان الله ..

[Nathan Bozeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was incredibly interesting. It shows how amazing something as common as water is and how without it, none of us would be here to know about it! I really recommend this book if you want to be in awe of the design God placed in the universe!

[Frank Peters · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book that was filled with interesting and useful material. It was also quite raw and seemed self-published (it may have been). As a result, there were significant weaknesses in the book. For example, while the pictures in the book added to the content, most of the diagrams did not; they were more of a distraction. The book also contained a great deal of material that was repeated – too many times. Then, many of the arguments were unnecessarily circular. I could see those arguments being very frustrating to someone who operates within an evolutionary mindset. But, with these exceptions, the rest of the book’s content was excellent and informative.

[ALI SCHAKE · Rating 3 out of 5]

الماء سر الحياة هو ابسط وادق وصف للماء ،هذا الكتاب كتاب مهم وعلمي ودقيق يشرح خصائص الماء ومميزاته التي هي وبلا شك سبب رئيسي لوجود الحياة الكريمة على الارض ،
واني لا ابالغ ان اوصف الماء بانه اغلى وانفس الكنوز على الارض وان قيمته الحقيقية لاتقدر بشيء فبدونه لاتوجد حياة .
اتمنى ان يقدر العالم مدى اهمية الماء وان يحافظوا على التنوع البيئي ونمنع التغيير المناخي
واخيرا اقتبس بعض الكلامات الجميلة بحق الماء
الماء بخصائصه ومزاياه التي لا مثيل لها يغني اغنية من الحياة على الارض اغنية من الحياة للوجود البشري فقد تم ضبط خصائصه بدقة متناهية لتناسب حياتنا منذ لحظة الخلق وملائمتها العجيبة لوجودنا منقوشة منذ زمن بعيد في النظام الكوني انه سحر الماء ياسادة
وبسحر الماء ….. تم حقا عكس مبدا كوبرنيكوس

[Michael Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating.

I have such great respect for scientists as they painstakingly study minute things. This study of water was an absolute page turner. Who would have thought the topic of water could be so mesmerizing. Thank you Mr. Denton!

[Glen Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything I wanted to know about water and more.

Very brief but interesting thesis about water and it's many varied properties. Very clearly presented and easy to read. I would recommend it for a rainy weekend read.

[RAYAN · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتاب جميل جمع بين التبسيط العلمي وعدم الإخلال وإيصال المفهوم الأساسي من عجائب الماء وأنه هو السائل الأمثل لتقوم عليه الخلائق، وفي ذات الوقت يبين العكس، بأن خلقة المخلوقات مبنية على وجود الماء، جميل لذيذ مفيد، وسبحان خالق كل هذا

[Marvin Grimm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool, cool water. Its many properties are just right to support, even enable, life on Earth. This includes physical (inorganic) activities as well as organic. Interesting book.