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Appetite for Wonder The Making of a Scientist

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ISBN-10: 0062225790

ISBN-13: 9780062225795

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard Dawkins

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $27.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/24/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Richard Dawkins writes about such topics as DNA and genetic engineering, virtual reality, astronomy, and evolution. Dawkins was educated at Oxford University and taught zoology at the University of California and Oxford University, holding the position of the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science. He is a member of the International Academy of Humanism. Dawkins' books include The Selfish Gene, The Extended Phenotype, The Blind Watchmaker, River Out of Eden, and Climbing Mount Improbable. His book, entitled The God Delusion, shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children. Dawkins supports his points with historical and contemporary evidence. His…    

Genes and pith helmets
Camp followers in Kenya
The land of the lake
Eagle in the mountains
Farewell to Africa
Under Salisbury's spire
'And your English summer's done'
The spire by the Nene
Dreaming spires
Learning the trade
West Coast dreamtime
Computer fix
The grammar of behaviour
The immortal gene
Looking back down the path
Acknowledgements
Text and picture acknowledgements
Index