The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (A

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (A Brief History of the Natural World)

Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold more than 2 million copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. Now, he launches a fierce counterattack against proponents of "Intelligent Design" in his New York Times bestseller, The Greatest Show on Earth.

"Intelligent Design" is being taught in our schools; educators are being asked to "teach the controversy" behind evolutionary theory. There is no controversy. Dawkins sifts through rich layers of scientific evidenceâ‚¬"from living examples of natural selection to clues in the fossil record; from natural clocks that mark the vast epochs wherein evolution ran its course to the intricacies of developing embryos; from plate tectonics to molecular geneticsâ‚¬"to make the airtight case that "we find ourselves perched on one tiny twig in the midst of a blossoming and flourishing tree of life and it is no accident, but the direct consequence of evolution by non-random selection." His unjaded passion for the natural world turns what might have been a negative argument, exposing the absurdities of the creationist position, into a positive offering to the reader: nothing less than a masterâ‚¬s vision of life, in all its splendor.
Country USA
Brand Free Press
Manufacturer Free Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber BRNDH
ReleaseDate 2010-08-24
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781416594796

Country	USA
Brand	Free Press
Manufacturer	Free Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	BRNDH
ReleaseDate	2010-08-24
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781416594796

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (A Brief History of the Natural World)