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The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Book • 2004
In 'The Ancestor's Tale', Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong present a unique and expansive look at evolution.
Loosely based on the structure of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', the book takes readers on a pilgrimage back through four billion years of life, joining with other organisms at forty 'rendezvous points' where common ancestors are found.
The authors shed light on various aspects of evolutionary history and theory, including sexual selection, speciation, convergent evolution, extinction, genetics, plate tectonics, and geographical dispersal.
This work highlights the intimate connections between humans and all other life forms, offering a fascinating history of life on Earth and the latest thinking in biology.
Loosely based on the structure of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', the book takes readers on a pilgrimage back through four billion years of life, joining with other organisms at forty 'rendezvous points' where common ancestors are found.
The authors shed light on various aspects of evolutionary history and theory, including sexual selection, speciation, convergent evolution, extinction, genetics, plate tectonics, and geographical dispersal.
This work highlights the intimate connections between humans and all other life forms, offering a fascinating history of life on Earth and the latest thinking in biology.
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Richard Dawkins as a book with a similar structure to his upcoming book, "Tales from Heckle".
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John McWhorter as his favorite book by Dawkins, tracing the evolution of life from a single ancestor.
John McWhorter as his favorite book by Dawkins, tracing the evolution of life from a single ancestor.
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