Name: Books do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science
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Author: Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 9781529176490

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Books do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science

Type

Physical Book

Author

Richard Dawkins

Publisher

Transworld

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.2 x 12.6 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9781529176490

Synopsis "Books do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science "

For the first time, this is a collection of our greatest science writer's commentary on the best of contemporary science literature, including exclusive new material from other great thinkers Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley, and more, this is an essential guide to the most exciting ideas of our time and their proponents from our most brilliant science communicator. Books Do Furnish a Life is divided by theme, including celebrating nature, exploring humanity, and interrogating faith. For the first time, it brings together Richard Dawkins' forewords, afterwords, and introductions to the work of some of the leading thinkers of our age - Carl Sagan, Lawrence Krauss, Jacob Bronowski, Lewis Wolpert - with a selection of his reviews to provide an electrifying celebration of science writing, both fiction and non-fiction. It is also a sparkling addition to Dawkins' own remarkable canon of work.

Richard Dawkins

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Chosen in 2013 as the world's most important intellectual by Prospect magazine, he rose to fame with The Selfish Gene, followed by The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, and Unweaving the Rainbow. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, such as the Royal Society of Literature award, the Author of the Year award at the British Book Awards, and the International Cosmos Prize.

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