Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
by Dawkins, Richard; Wong, Yan
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0618005838
- ISBN 13
- 9780618005833
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Houghton Mifflin, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, thick, sturdy book, black cloth spine, cream cloth covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 673 pages with small illustrations throughout. DJ beneath mylar, cream background with raised red title, raised black author's name, a raised DNA design across front and spine, and smaller at bottom front, praise on back from San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Spectator, New York Times, and Sunday Times. DJ and book, both As New.
Synopsis
The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work yet: a comprehensive look at evolution, ranging from the latest developments in the field to his own provocative views. Loosely based on the form of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Dawkins's Tale takes us modern humans back through four billion years of life on our planet. As the pilgrimage progresses, we join with other organisms at the forty "rendezvous points" where we find a common ancestor. The band of pilgrims swells into a vast crowd as we join first with other primates, then with other mammals, and so on back to the first primordial organism. Dawkins's brilliant, inventive approach allows us to view the connections between ourselves and all other life in a bracingly novel way. It also lets him shed bright new light on the most compelling aspects of evolutionary history and theory: sexual selection, speciation, convergent evolution, extinction, genetics, plate tectonics, geographical dispersal, and more. The Ancestor's Tale is at once a far-reaching survey of the latest, best thinking on biology and a fascinating history of life on Earth. Here Dawkins shows us how remarkable we are, how astonishing our history, and how intimate our relationship with the rest of the living world.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 064006
- Title
- The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
- Author
- Dawkins, Richard; Wong, Yan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0618005838
- ISBN 13
- 9780618005833
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 673
- Keywords
- Evolution Science
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Classic Supernatural Fiction
Classic supernatural fiction is distinct from contemporary horror because it is more literate and often relies upon poetic subtlety rather than unpleasant gratuity to create an atmosphere. Enter if you dare!
Signed Books
Why settle for an ordinary copy of your favorite book when you could have an autographed copy? Find signed books here.
