Richard Dawkins,Yan Wong: The Ancestor's Tale: a Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life

The Ancestor's Tale: a Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life


Description

One of the most brilliant scientists of our age gives us his definitive work: a synthesis of his comprehensive vision of life. THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a pilgrimage back through time; a journey on which we meet up with fellow pilgrims as we and they converge on our common ancestors. Chimpanzees join us at about 6 million years in the past, orang utans at 14 million years, as we stride on together, a growing band. The journey provides the setting for a collection of some 40 tales. Each explores an aspect of evolutionary biology through the stories of characters met along the way. The tales are interspersed with prologues detailing the journey, route maps showing joining lineages, and life-like reconstructions of our common ancestors. THE ANCESTOR'S TALE represents a pilgrimage on an unimaginable scale: our goal is four billion years away, and the number of pilgrims joining us grows vast - ultimately encompassing all living creatures. At the end of the journey lies something remarkable in its simplicity and transformative power: the first, humble, replicating molecules.


____________________________
Author: Richard Dawkins,Yan Wong
Number of Pages: 704 pages
Published Date: 01 Sep 2005
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780753819968
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________

Tags:

iPhone, fb2, ebook pdf,book review The Ancestor's Tale: a Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Richard Dawkins,Yan Wong for PC, download epub, iOS, download ebook, rarkindle, ebook, paperback, mobi, iPad,The Ancestor's Tale: a Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life for PC,free pdf, epub download, for mac, pocket, facebook, iPhone, Richard Dawkins,Yan Wong paperback,download pdf, zip, for PC, download torrent, free ebook, Read online, download book, book review,

Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book