{"product_id":"the-genetic-book-of-the-dead-a-darwinian-reverie-hardcover","title":"The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJana Lenzova\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a renowned biologist and best-selling author, a whole new way of looking at living organisms: reading them as documents describing ancient worlds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Richard Dawkins's new book is a glorious affair. Profusely illustrated in color by Jana Lenzov?, it is arguably his most joyous ode to the wonders that evolution has wrought in the animal world.\"--Philip Ball, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An exquisitely camouflaged lizard has a desiccated landscape of sand and stones \"painted\" on its back. Its skin can be read as a description of an ancient desert, a world in which its ancestors survived. Such descriptions are more than skin deep, however. They penetrate the very warp and woof of the entire animal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this groundbreaking exploration of the power of Darwinian evolution and what it can reveal about the past, Richard Dawkins shows how the body, behavior, and genes of every living creature can be read as a book--an archive of the worlds of its ancestors. In the future, a zoologist presented with a hitherto unknown animal will be able to decode its ancestral history, to read its unique \"book of the dead.\" Such readings are already uncovering the remarkable ways animals overcome obstacles, adapt to their environments, and, again and again, develop remarkably similar ways of solving life's problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/i\u003e comes a revolutionary, richly illustrated book that unlocks the door to a past more vivid, nuanced, and fascinating than anything we have seen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c\/b\u003e was the inaugural Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. His numerous books include the best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe God Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Watchmaker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxford, UK. \u003cb\u003eJana Lenzová\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and illustrator and is acclaimed for her work on Dawkins's \u003ci\u003eFlights of Fancy\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752414937376,"sku":"9780300278095","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/132bacd1613dafb960776e5df7b0d578.webp?v=1779995163","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-genetic-book-of-the-dead-a-darwinian-reverie-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}