TY - BOOK AU - Dawkins,Clinton Richard TI - The greatest show on Earth: the evidence for evolution SN - 9781416594789 AV - QH 366.2 D271g 2009 U1 - 576.8 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Free Press KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Evolución (Biología) KW - Evolución humana KW - Origen de la vida. N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index; Preface vii Only a theory? 1 (18) Dogs, cows and cabbages 19 (24) The primrose path to macro-evolution 43 (40) Silence and slow time 83 (26) Before our very eyes 109 (34) Missing link? What do you mean, `missing'? 143 (38) Missing persons? Missing no longer 181 (28) You did it yourself in nine months 209 (42) The ark of the continents 251 (34) The tree of cousinship 285 (52) History written all over us 337 (36) Arms races and `evolutionary theodicy' 373 (24) There is grandeur in this view of life 397 (30) Appendix The history-deniers 427 (12) Notes 439 (8) Bibliography and Further Reading 447 (8) Picture Acknowledgements 455 (4) Index 459 N2 - 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." UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-d.html ER -