Is evolution a religious belief? Is Genesis a scientific report? These are two of the tacks taken by scientific creationists to reach their goal of stopping the teaching of evolution in public schools, a goal palaeontologist Niles Eldredge claims is purely political. In The Triumph of Evolution and the Failure of Creationism, Eldredge exposes the deep flaws in creationists arguments and calls for those who love and respect the scientific process of gathering knowledge to engage their opponents in the culture war wholeheartedly. This brief but powerful book by one of our leading evolutionary theorists is careful not to dehumanise the intellectual and political adherents to intelligent design theory and focus on the importance of teaching all children in our society how science and technology works, in order to do this, he tells us that we must not muddy the waters by agreeing that science and religion have overlapping domains. Skilfully explaining the theory and the most popular arguments against it, Eldredge arms the reader for battle with creationists. Three appendices offer information on recent court decisions and means to get involved in the continuing struggle for proper science education. It s time to take the creationists seriously, and The Triumph of Evolution and the Failure of Creationism is a great place to start. --Rob Lightner