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041 _aeng
050 1 4 _aQH 366.2
_bD271g 2009
082 0 0 _a576.8
100 1 _aDawkins, Clinton Richard,
_d1941-
245 1 4 _aThe greatest show on Earth :
_bthe evidence for evolution /
_cRichard Dawkins.
250 _a1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bFree Press,
_c2009.
300 _aix, 470 p., 32 p. of plates :
_bill. (some col.), col. map ;
_c25 cm.
440 0 _aNew York Times best sellers
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index.
505 _aPreface 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
520 _aSifting 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."
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology).
650 4 _aEvolución (Biología)
_96140
650 4 _aEvolución humana
_95024
650 4 _aOrigen de la vida.
_96103
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-d.html
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