An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist
Richard Dawkins
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Synopsis: The world's most famous atheist and evolutionary biologist, whose work has transformed the way we think about genes, evolution and religion, offers profound insight into his own evolution as a man and as a thinker, from his beginnings in Kenya to his intellectual awakening at Oxford. 200,000 first printing.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Very Good. First USA Edition. The evolutionary biologist and atheist, whose work has transformed thought on genes, evolution, and religion, offers insight into his own evolution as a man and as a thinker, from his beginnings in Kenya to his intellectual awakening at Oxford. This book covers the first part of the author's autobiography and deals with his life up until the publication of his first book. 308pp, photo plates. Book is bright, clean and unmarked - about 'as new'. The unclpped dustjacket is bright and clean but with some light edge wear, and a short, closed tear along the fore-edge at the top of the front board. Book. Seller Inventory # 056611
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Thus. New tightly bound hardcover with new DJ. 8vo. (6 X 9). Stated first US edition. Clean text free of marks or underlining. Photo plates and b&w illustrations. Includes graphs and an index. 320 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New York Times bestselling author and renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins delivers an intimate look into his own childhood and intellectual development, illuminating his path to becoming one of the foremost thinkers in modern science today "A memoir that is funny and modest, absorbing and playful. Dawkins has written a marvelous love letter to science . . . and for this, the book will touch scientists and science-loving persons . . . Enchanting." --NPR Richard Dawkins's first book, The Selfish Gene, was an immediate sensation and dramatically shifted the study of biology by offering a gene-centered view of evolution. Published in 1976, the book transformed the way we think about genes and evolution and has sold more than a million copies. In 2006, Dawkins transformed the world's cultural and intellectual landscape again with The God Delusion, a scientific dismantling of religion. It was a New York Times bestseller and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. An Appetite for Wonder is Dawkins's insightful memoir examining his own evolution as a man and as a thinker. From his beginnings in colonial Kenya to his intellectual awakening at Oxford, Dawkins shares his path to the creation of The Selfish Gene, and offers readers an in-depth look at the man and the mind that has changed the way we view science and evolution. . Seller Inventory # 2571
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Remainder Mark (Dot) On Bottom Edge. Hard Cover, Dust Jacket, Very Good Condition. With The 2006 Publication Of The God Delusion, The Name Richard Dawkins Became A Byword For Ruthless Skepticism And "Brilliant, Impassioned, Articulate, Impolite" Debate (San Francisco Chronicle). His First Memoir Offers A More Personal View. His First Book, The Selfish Gene, Caused A Seismic Shift In The Study Of Biology By Proffering The Gene-Centered View Of Evolution. It Was Also In This Book That Dawkins Coined The Term Meme, A Unit Of Cultural Evolution, Which Has Itself Become A Mainstay In Contemporary Culture. In An Appetite For Wonder, Richard Dawkins Shares A Rare View Into His Early Life, His Intellectual Awakening At Oxford, And His Path To Writing The Selfish Gene. He Paints A Vivid Picture Of His Idyllic Childhood In Colonial Africa, Peppered With Sketches Of His Colorful Ancestors, Charming Parents, And The Peculiarities Of Colonial Life Right After World War Ii. At Boarding School, Despite A Near-Religious Encounter With An Elvis Record, He Began His Career As A Skeptic By Refusing To Kneel For Prayer In Chapel. Despite Some Inspired Teaching Throughout Primary And Secondary School, It Was Only When He Got To Oxford That His Intellectual Curiosity Took Full Flight. Remainder. Seller Inventory # 126901
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