42 Tales From Life (a Modern Bestiary)
By (author) Dawkins, Richard
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By (author) Dawkins, Richard; Other Liddiard, Joanna
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A witty and insightful menagerie of animal tales from the eminent writer Richard Dawkins, illustrated with Ernst Haeckel’s colourful and intricate drawings
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A characteristically illuminating work
Biographical note:
Richard Dawkins is one of the world''s most eminent writers and thinkers. He is the award-winning author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, The God Delusion and a string of other bestselling science books, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Literature. Dawkins lives in Oxford.
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A witty and insightful menagerie of animal tales from the eminent writer Richard Dawkins, illustrated with Ernst Haeckel’s colourful and intricate drawings
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Richard Dawkins is an award-winning and bestselling author who has sold millions of books worldwide.
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This is a strong biology book that builds on Dawkins’s reputation as one of the world’s greatest popular science writers.
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Fifty beautiful and intricate full-colour illustrations make this book something to treasure: the perfect Christmas gift.
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For fans of popular science, biology, TV documentaries such as Planet Earth, and Dawkins’ previous books The Genetic Book of the Dead, The Selfish Gene, and The Blind Watchmaker.
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A witty and insightful menagerie of animal tales from the eminent writer Richard Dawkins, illustrated with Ernst Haeckel’s colourful and intricate drawings
Description:
In 42 Tales from Life, the world’s greatest popular science writer takes us through a menagerie of tales about how animals have evolved into such intricately beautiful, intriguing forms.
Through 42 different tales, Richard Dawkins reveals the fundamental truths behind even the most unfathomable animal behaviours – the galloping of fish, the shape of the rhinoceros’ horn, the surprising similarities between horses and lizards, and why hummingbirds glow in such brilliant hues.
This is popular science and incisive Darwinian analysis at its best. Each tale is richly illustrated with artwork by Ernst Haeckel, whose stunning depictions of plants, sea creatures and other animals have fascinated Dawkins all his life.
This is a book to learn from, to delight in, and to treasure.
Review quote:
A characteristically illuminating work
Biographical note:
Richard Dawkins is one of the world''s most eminent writers and thinkers. He is the award-winning author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, The God Delusion and a string of other bestselling science books, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Literature. Dawkins lives in Oxford.
Promotional headline:
A witty and insightful menagerie of animal tales from the eminent writer Richard Dawkins, illustrated with Ernst Haeckel’s colourful and intricate drawings
Feature:
Richard Dawkins is an award-winning and bestselling author who has sold millions of books worldwide.
Feature:
This is a strong biology book that builds on Dawkins’s reputation as one of the world’s greatest popular science writers.
Feature:
Fifty beautiful and intricate full-colour illustrations make this book something to treasure: the perfect Christmas gift.
Feature:
For fans of popular science, biology, TV documentaries such as Planet Earth, and Dawkins’ previous books The Genetic Book of the Dead, The Selfish Gene, and The Blind Watchmaker.
