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The greatest show on Earth : (Record no. 143835)

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CONTROL NUMBER
control field ocn311765210
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20091104123204.0
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 090708s2009 nyuabf b 001 0 eng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2009025330
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781416594789
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1416594787
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency YDX
-- BTCTA
-- YDXCP
-- UPZ
-- ABG
-- MOF
-- ORX
-- CDX
-- SCR
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QH366.2
Item number .D374 2009
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 576.8
Edition number 22
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME Dawkins, Richard,
TITLE STATEMENT
Title The greatest show on Earth :
Remainder of title the evidence for evolution /
Statement of responsibility, etc Richard Dawkins.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Free Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc c2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent ix, 470 p., [32] p. of plates :
Other physical details ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-454) and index.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 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."
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evolution (Biology)
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-b.html
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-d.html
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
d 576.8 DAW
c 314
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code
BLUE16301576.8 DAWBluefield High School
CRHS18499576.8 DawCharlottetown Rural High School