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| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9780141026176 |
| Book Description | Cover note: Each copy of the anniversary edition of Climbing Mount Improbable features a unique shell. No two covers are exactly alike. How could such an intricate object as the human eye - so complex and so precise - have come about by chance? In this masterful piece of popular science, Richard Dawkins builds a powerful and carefully reasoned argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. The metaphor of 'Mount Improbable' represents the combination of perfection and improbability that we find in the seemingly 'designed' complexity of living things. And through it all runs the thread of DNA, the molecule of life, responsible for its own destiny on an unending pilgrimage through time. Evocative illustrations accompany Dawkins' eloquent descriptions of astonishing adaptations in the living world. |
| Editorial Review | A beautiful, barnstorming thunderclap of a book -- Michael White |
| About the Author | In 1995 richard dawkins became the first holder of the charles simonyi chair of the public understanding of science at oxford university. He is the bestselling author of the selfish gene, the blind watchmaker (penguin, 1988) and unweaving the rainbow (penguin, 1998). |
| Language | English |
| Author | Richard Dawkins |
| Edition Number | 20 |
| Publication Date | 6-Apr-06 |
| Number of Pages | 336 |
Climbing Mount Improbable paperback english - 6-Apr-06
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