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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
The Ancestor's Tale A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Author: Richard Dawkins
The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work yet: a comprehensive look at evolution, ranging from the latest developments in the field to his own provocative views. Loosely based on the form of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Dawkins's Tale takes us modern humans back through four billion years of life on our p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780618005833
ISBN-10: 0618005838
Publication Date: 10/27/2004
Pages: 688
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Dawkins has written other books about evolution but at over 600 pages this goes over the subject with a fine tooth comb. It is loosely organized like Chaucer's Canterbury tales. If you are a science geek, you'll enjoy this.
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