Behe's Edge Misplaced

In the spirit of a new blog I stumbled upon, I decided to help out my local bookstore some. I was absolutely appalled at what I saw at my local Barnes & Noble. I am sorry that the pictures are fuzzy; I must learn to take steady photos with my cellphone.

First, I hit my college bookstore. It was atrocious, nay horrendous, to see Behe's diatribe, Edge of Evolution, parked right next to the collected works of Charles Darwin! (But admittedly funny to see a good book against ID, Intelligent Thought, not far from it) I was so traumatized by the site that I had to sit down in the comfy chairs that are only a few steps away from the science section (thank goodness...I wouldn't be so well-read in science and mathematics if the chairs were further away from that section). When I returned, I was resolute to move Behe to his rightful place: the religion aisle. But there were no openings in that section. So I decided on Plan B and placed the two Behe books in fiction. Sadly, the fiction picture did not come out very well.

When I returned to the science section, I saw the most hilarious book title ever: The Idiot's Guide to Intelligent Design. Perhaps the book isn't news because it was published eight months ago, but I can't help to chuckle at the irony in the title: only an idiot would attach themselves to the intelligent design movement. So I flipped through it. The expected arguments were presented in their expected formats. Perhaps if I have enough time, I'll return to that bookstore and review the book in total (I refuse to buy it; I'll just jot down notes as I read). That is, if it didn't get accidentally thrown away. I decided to place this book where it truly belonged; on top of the garbage can.
Next stop, the big Barnes and Noble in my city. I was more frustrated here, however. For one, it is a two story bookstore with all the fiction, philosophy, and religion books on the second floor and the science section on the first. Being secretive would be a difficult task. Secondly, their science section sucked. Dawkins' God Delusion, though a good beach read for a freethinker, was improperly placed in the evolutionary biology section. Perhaps it was just easier to shelf his book next to his other works, but really the book belongs in general science, along with his Devil's Chaplain (which, I would argue, is specifically philosophy of science, but that's too specific for most bookstores). Not far from Dawkins, however, is Of Pandas and People. This book was, without haste, placed on top of the nearest garbage can.
Now, there were four Behe texts advertised in the New Science section and three more stuck in the evolution section. Notice how a big text called Evolution is right next to it. I forget whose work that is, but I recall flipping through the pages and chuckling. That author would be upset if he found out he was only centimeters away from a demagogue. So, I eased his pain. I moved Behe's Darwin Black Box to the Religious Fiction section (picture too fuzzy), and I took all of Behe's books to the most proper section I could think of at the time: New Science Fiction.
What's hilarious it took me two trips to complete that task (I guess Behe isn't that popular in my home town). In between those trips, one of the copies of Edge was taken. I finished my evilness and saw the person who was flipping through the pages setting on that stores' set of comfy chairs. He was your average Sci-Fi nerd stereotype with the fogged glasses and nasal wheeze. I heard him mutter to his friend: "This is the best science fiction book ever". Very fitting, if I dare say so myself. I also found one of William Dembski's books (see below) in the science section, so I placed his in fiction. If you alphabetized Dembski in the Fiction section at my store, he ended up between two teen-girl novel series. Touching.
Lastly, I stumbled upon the Politically Incorrect Guide to Intelligent Design by Jonathon Wells. I knew exactly where this book belonged: in the bargain bin. I even removed the red dot that represent "cheap book" from one of the flimsy books in the bin and placed it on the cover. I wonder if any commotion occurred due to that act of pure vandalism? Surely not; I can't think of any person who would even pay $1 for inanity.

I apologize again for the fuzzy pictures. I'll try better to take clearer shots next time with the camera on my phone.