"This massive and breathtakingly beautiful book uses artificial selection--the means by which breeders promote desired traits, turning 'tame populations into more beautiful, more useful, more productive, more efficient, or simply different versions'--to elucidate the processes of evolution itself." --Julie Zickefoose, Wall Street Journal "[A] witty, exquisitely illustrated book." --Alison Abbott, Nature " Unnatural Selection feels like an homage to the standards of a bygone publishing age, through its large-format pages and its use of heavy sepia-coloured paper, but especially in van Grouw's lovingly detailed monochrome drawings." --Mark Cocker, The Spectator "Van Grouw's beautiful anatomical illustrations are as informative and scientifically rigorous as a statistical plot but also as aesthetically pleasing as the pieces hanging in an art gallery. Van Grouw is perfectly placed to communicate in a way that is conversational but also precise, confidently knowledgeable, and often poetic. It seems too easy to make a comparison with Darwin, yet it would be remiss not to." --Caitlin R. Kight, Trends in Ecology & Evolution "A hefty, gorgeous, yet serious, book .

stuffed with Katrina's exquisitely observed pencil drawings. A remarkable portrayal of the wonder of artificial selection--an ancient process that's still going on today." --Ben Hoare, BBC Wildlife "Whether you are an artist, illustrator, zoologist, pet-enthusiast or simply curious, you will be intrigued, educated and inspired by this extraordinary book." --Tim Birkhead, Archives of Natural History "You don't need to be a scientist, veterinarian, scientific illustrator or artist to fall deeply, madly in love with this painstakingly accurate, stunning book." --Grrl Scientist, Forbes.