Dawkins, Richard, 1941-

The greatest show on Earth : the evidence for evolution / Richard Dawkins. - 1st Free Press hardcover ed. - New York : Free Press, c2009. - ix, 470 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-454) and index.

Only a theory? -- Dogs, cows, and cabbages -- The primrose path to macro-evolution -- Silence and slow time -- Before our very eyes -- Missing link? What do you mean, 'missing'? -- Missing persons? Missing no longer -- You did it yourself in nine months -- The ark of the continents -- The tree of cousinship -- History written all over us -- Arms races and 'evolutionary theodicy' -- There is grandeur in this view of life -- Appendix. The history-deniers.

Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument."

ISBN: 9781416594789 1416594787

LCCN: 2009025330

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Evolution (Biology)

LC Class. No.: QH366.2 / .D374 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 576.8