| A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love Contributor(s): Dawkins, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618485392 ISBN-13: 9780618485390 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: The first collection of essays from renowned scientist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins is an enthusiastic declaration, a testament to the power of rigorous scientific examination to reveal the wonders of the world. In these essays Dawkins revisits the meme, the unit of cultural information that he named and wrote about in his groundbreaking work The Selfish Gene. Here also are moving tributes to friends and colleagues, including a eulogy for novelist Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; correspondence with the evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould; and visits with the famed paleoanthropologists Richard and Maeve Leakey at their African wildlife preserve. The collection ends with a vivid note to Dawkins's ten-year-old daughter, reminding her to remain curious, to ask questions, and to live the examined life. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Essays - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | History |
| Dewey: 500.0 |
| LCCN: 2003050859 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.52" W x 8.2" (0.61 lbs) 263 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Dawkins, Richard: - RICHARD DAWKINS taught zoology at the University of California at Berkeley and at Oxford University and is now the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, a position he has held since 1995. Among his previous books are The Ancestor's Tale, The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow, and A Devil's Chaplain. Dawkins lives in Oxford with his wife, the actress and artist Lalla Ward. |