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New York Timesbestselling author and renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins delivers an intimate look into his own childhood and intellectual development, illuminating his path to becoming one of the foremost thinkers in modern science today
“A memoir that is funny and modest, absorbing and playful. Dawkins has written a marvelous love letter to science . . . and for this, the book will touch scientists and science-loving persons . . . Enchanting.” —NPR
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“Dawkins is above all a masterly expositor, a writer who understands the issues so clearly that he forces his readers to understand them too.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“One of the greatest nonfiction writers alive today.”
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“Brilliant, articulate, impassioned, and impolite.”
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“One of the most outstanding intelligences in modern science. Richard Dawkins climbs mental Everests.”
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“A superb writer. Dawkins unashamedly and gloriously delights in science.”
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“As evidenced by his 610,000-plus Twitter followers and 541,400-plus Facebook fans, Dawkins really can talk science to the rest of us.”
— Library Journal
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A New York Times bestseller
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A Publishers Weekly bestseller
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About Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins, an acclaimed biologist, is a fellow of the Royal Society and was the inaugural holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He is the author of numerous books, including The Selfish Gene, Climbing Mount Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow, The Ancestor’s Tale, The God Delusion, and The Greatest Show on Earth.
About Richard Dawkins
Lalla Ward is an actress and audiobook narrator who is best known for her role as Romana in Doctor Who, a popular BBC television series. She has also appeared in several other television shows, including The Protectors, Quiller, The Professionals, and Hazel. She is the former wife of actor and costar Tom Baker, who played the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who.