Undeniable

Bill Nye (who nerdy kids will remember from his science show) has become irked with attempts by creationists to have an impact on the education of our children and has written Undeniable to redress this.  He rightly points out that this group is willing to deny science in this particular area of biology while simultaneously and hypocritically enjoying the fruits of science in their everyday lives…. and asks how they can expect the US to continue to have an innovative impact on the fields of science and technology if children are not taught how to do science but are instead feed a mythos and told to believe it without question.  His book points out a number of other things as well.

Essentially the book sets out to explain evolution to the non-scientist in an understandable, non-condescending way.  It is ideal for beginners looking to understand what evolution is and how it works.  I would heartily recommend it.