The greatest show on Earth : the evidence for evolution Richard Dawkins

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Dawkins, Richard

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Black Swan, 2010.Description: 470 pages : ill.; 24 cmISBN:

9780552775243

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DDC classification:

576.8 DAW

Contents:

ch. 1 Only a theory? -- ch. 2 Dogs, cows and cabbages -- ch. 3 The primrose path to macro-evolution -- ch. 4 Silence and slow time -- ch. 5 Before our very eyes -- ch. 6 Missing link? What do you mean, `missing'? -- ch. 7 Missing persons? Missing no longer -- ch. 8 You did it yourself in nine months -- ch. 9 The ark of the continents -- ch. 10 The tree of cousinship -- ch. 11 History written all over us -- ch. 12 Arms races and `evolutionary theodicy' -- ch. 13 There is grandeur in this view of life.

Summary: Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	576.8 DAW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0004272
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	576.8 DAW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0004273

ch. 1 Only a theory? --
ch. 2 Dogs, cows and cabbages --
ch. 3 The primrose path to macro-evolution --
ch. 4 Silence and slow time --
ch. 5 Before our very eyes --
ch. 6 Missing link? What do you mean, `missing'? --
ch. 7 Missing persons? Missing no longer --
ch. 8 You did it yourself in nine months --
ch. 9 The ark of the continents --
ch. 10 The tree of cousinship --
ch. 11 History written all over us --
ch. 12 Arms races and `evolutionary theodicy' --
ch. 13 There is grandeur in this view of life.

Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument."

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