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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Greatest Show on EarthIn a brilliant follow-up to his blockbuster "The God Delusion," world-renowned evolutionary biologist and author Dawkins lays out the evidence for evolution.
Full description- Publisher: Free Press
- Published: 22 September 2009
- Format: Hardback 470 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Evolution
- ISBN 13: 9781416594789 ISBN 10: 1416594787
- Sales rank: 16,268
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Brilliant
Dawkins' most recent book richly deserves the description, brilliant. He argues effectively and fervently for the theory of evolution and tackles the creationists (whom he also calls "the history deniers") head on. His arguments are cogently set out and well illustrated with examples. As someone with little scientific trainig I was able to follow his descriptions and explanations readily, sometimes with considerable effort on my part! But this is not a difficult book, demanding in places but also enthralling and lighthearted sometimes.
However, there are just a few niggling points. Dawkins can seldom resist an intriguing diversion, at times these can seem a little self indulgent. There is a little repetition in places but this maybe excused by a determination to ram his point home in the face of ignorance and delusion on the part of creationists. The most disturbing aspect of Dawkins' approach for me is that he is rather over aggressive to the naysayers. It is clear that he believes his opponents are insidious in spreading their mistaken beliefs and frequently he exposes their dishonesty but despite that, for me, the author wields his bludgeon too frequently and rather too hard.
However, I repeat this is a brilliant, instructive and enjoyable book. by Roger Manley
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