9780297815402 - River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life de Dawkins, Prof Richard; Dawkins, Richard (35 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). First Edition. Science Masters; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 172 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Used; Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur).

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1992. Original pictorial wrappers VG. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 172 pages.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). Reprint. Reprint in the Science Masters series, 8vo, 172pp, VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine DJ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Illustrated (illustrateur). 3rd impression. 8vo. xiii + 172pp. B/w. illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial white d/w. lettered in red and black. ISBN 0297815407 US$9.

Illustrated (illustrateur). 4th impression. 8vo. xiii + 172pp. B/w. illustrations by Lalla Ward. Original boards and d/w. ISBN 0297815407 US$9.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. In the Science Masters series ; non-price clipped dust wrapper; no inscriptions ; bibliography.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). Hard covers in tidy condition with a similar dust jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Etat : Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). Series Science Masters. Bound in boards with dustwrapper, 172 pp., bibliography, index, 15x24x2,5 cm, lightly faded pages, light traces of use on dustwrapper, in very good condition.

Illustrated (illustrateur). (XIII) 172 p. Hardcover with dustjacket (Fine copy.).

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Fine first edition, first printing in fine dj.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. P/B 172 pages, condition is very good.

Paperback. Etat : Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). How did the replication bomb we call 'life' begin and where in the world, or rather, in the universe, is it heading? Writing with characteristic wit and an ability to clarify complex phenomena (the New York Times described his style as 'the sort of science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius'), Richard Dawkins confronts this ancient mystery. Dawkins has been named by the London Daily Telegraph 'the most brilliant contemporary preacher of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution'. More than any other contemporary scientist, he has lent credence to the idea that human beings - indeed, all living things - are mere vehicles of information, gene carriers whose primary purpose is propagation of their own DNA. In this new book, Dawkins explains evolution as a flowing river of genes, genes meeting, competing, uniting, and sometimes separating to form new species. Filled with absorbing, at times alarming, stories about the world of bees and orchids, 'designed' eyes and human ancestors, River Out of Eden answers tantalizing questions: Why are forest trees tall - wouldn't each survive more economically if all were short? Why is the sex ratio fifty-fifty when relatively few males are needed to impregnate many females? Why do we inherit genes for fatal illnesses? Who was our last universal ancestor? Dawkins suggests that it was more likely to have been an Adam than an African Eve. By 'reverse engineering', he deduces the purpose of life ('God's Utility Function'). Hammering home the crucial role of gradualism in evolution, he confounds those who argue that every element of, say, an eye has to function perfectly or the whole system will collapse. But the engaging, personal, frequentlyprovocative narrative that carries us along River Out of Eden has a larger purpose: the book illustrates the nature of scientific reasoning, exposing the difficulties scientists face in explaining life. We learn that our assumptions, intuitions, origin myths, and trendy intellectual and cultural 'isms' all too often lead us astray. 172 pages.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st. First edition hardback in the Science Masters series, 1995, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; page-ends slightly dust-marked but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Hardback. Etat : Mint. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Illustrated (illustrateur). Reprint. RIVER OUT OF EDEN Richard Dawkins. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. 1995 Reprint ISBN 9780297815402 172pp Hardback. This mint unread copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition. Nearly a century and a half after Charles Darwin formulated it, the theory of evolution is still the subject of considerable debate. Oxford scientist Richard Dawkins is among Darwin's chief defenders, and an able one indeed--witty, literate, capable of turning a beautiful phrase. In River Out of Eden he introduces general readers to some fairly abstract problems in evolutionary biology, gently guiding us through the tangles of mitochondrial DNA and the survival-of-the- fittest ethos. (Superheroes need not apply: Dawkins writes, "The genes that survive . . . will be the ones that are good at surviving in the average environment of the species.") Dawkins argues for the essential unity of humanity, noting that "we are much closer cousins of one another than we normally realise, and we have many fewer ancestors than simple calculations suggest." Ref LL2.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 172pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no creasing to spine. (36/1).

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Lalla Ward (illustrateur). Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with black laquer titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (0.8 kg); pp (xiii) 172; Index; Bibliography; In the Science Masters series; Includes: Further reading list; Black & white drawings; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #194538 ||.

Paperback. Etat : Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). Outline:- 0-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Weidenfeld & Nicolson The date of this copy is 1995 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK Publisher`s Synopsis The river of Dawkins`s title is a river of DNA flowing through time from the beginning of life on earth to the present - and onwards. Dawkins explains that DNA must be thought of as the most sophisticated information system imaginable: ?Life is just bytes and bytes of information` he writes. Using this perspective he describes the mechanisms by which evolution has taken place gradually but inexorably over a period of three thousand million years. It is the story of how evolution happens rather than a narrative of what has actually happened in evolution. He discusses current views on the process of human evolution including the idea that we all trace back to a comparatively recent African ?Eve` and speculates that the ?information explosion` that was unleashed on Earth when DNA came into being has almost certainly happened in other places in the universe. null. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. Illustrated (illustrateur). Published In 1996 : 7th. Impression : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Publishing : This Copy Is Right At The Top Of Like New : Just A Small Amount Of Tiny Top Corner Folds To The Centre Of The Book : Otherwise , As New Throughout : Price Un-Clipped : Still Very Crisp & Tight , With No Inscriptions : Good Solid Binding With Bright Clear Text & Illustrations : Overall , A Very Nice Book :

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Ward, Lalla (illustrateur). 1st Edition. British edition, second printing, 1995 (same year as first printing). With original unclipped jacket (£9.99). Illustrations by Lalla Ward. Index. Part of the Science Masters series. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd small mark, a little patchy browning (including to spine), the odd small crease/rub to edges, odd small scratch, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners and the odd small scrape. Boards are very good with a little pushing/bumping to a couple of corners, the odd very small bump/rub to edges and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages little tanned. Previous owner's name and date in pen to front end-paper. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Stated "Seventh impression". Jacket edges slightly worn and the jacket itself is slightly moisture-wrinkled. Otherwise this book is like new.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. first edition first impression in near fine condition, there is sime grubbiness to rear whiteness of jacket , no other markings, please see pics, jacket in removable protective sleeve, any questions please get in touch.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 1st edition, 2nd impression hardback in unclipped dustjacket. Signed dedication by the author on the front endpaper ('To xxxx Richard Dawkins') with no other inscriptions. Book and dustjacket both in near fine condition. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : New. Illustrated (illustrateur).

hardcover. Etat : New. Illustrated (illustrateur). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Illustrated (illustrateur). 1st Edition. River Out Of Eden by Richard Dawkins. Signed first edition, second impression. Octavo. 172pp. Illustrated by Richard Dawkins wife - Lalla Ward (of Dr. Who fame). Signed by the author to the title page. This book is in near fine condition. The black boards and spine are fine, without any bumps. There is very minor rubbing to 3 of the corners. The spine has a slight lean. The pages are slightly yellowed - more so towards the top edge. Otherwise, the pages are clean and the binding is tight. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with some minor bumping to the edges and minor rubbing to one of the corners. The internal face of the dust jacket has light yellowing to the top edge. The dust jacket is unclipped. Signed by Author(s).