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A Devil's Chaplain
Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science and Love
by Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 0618485392
ISBN-13: 9780618485390
Format: Paperback
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"[Dawkins'] zeal for evolutionary theory is intense. ''Light Will Be Thrown,'' originally published as the foreword to an edition of THE DESCENT OF MAN, discusses what Darwin did and did not know in intricate, fascinating detail. Dawkins is creative, articulate and, above all, emotional." -- Christine Kenneally
-- New York Times Book Review
"[T]he volume turns out to be a delight, and not least because the juxtaposition of unlike pieces is a reminder of Dawkins's versatility as well as of his courage and imagination....[It] covers a multitude of issues in memorable terms." -- John Maddox
-- Times Literary Supplement
"[T]he book confirms his reputation as a superb prose stylist, perhaps the best popularizer of science working....[H]is writing is, in places, stunning." -- H. Allen Orr
-- New York Review of Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 2004
Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Pages: 263
Publisher's Notes
The influential scientist and author of Unweaving the Rainbow presents a collection of incisive essays that explores such topics as religion, mysticism, modern educational methods, pseudoscience, Africa, and such late colleagues as Douglas Adams and Stephen Jay Gould. Reprint.
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