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The Ancestor's Tale
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The journey provides the setting for a collection of some 40 tales. Each explores an aspect of evolutionary biology through the stories of characters met along the way or glimpsed from afar: the Elephant Bird's Tale, the Marsupial Mole's Tale, the Lungfish's Tale. Together they give a deep understanding of the processes that have shaped life on Earth: convergent evolution, the isolation of populations, continental drift, and the great extinctions.
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- Bheema
- 15-12-2021
Dawkins' finest!
In my opinion, this is Dawkins' finest book... and that's saying a lot!
It's as jam packed with fascinating facts, as carefully thought out, and as immaculately articulated as any of his other books... but for sheer delightful readability, and cunning conceived story, and creative linkages, this book surely beats them all.
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- Mr. Cameron J. Stewart
- 29-04-2017
awesome book
incredible well written. beautiful thesis.
this book opened up a whole world of knowledge to me.
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- CC
- 25-10-2023
A Delicious Frolic
I thoroughly appreciated the engaging dialogue between Richard Dawkins and his wife during the narration. Their exchange resembled a lively and mutually informative conversation, thoughtfully interspersed with moments of levity. Both narrators exhibited a remarkable skill in maintaining a delicate balance throughout the reading. "The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life," a 2004 popular science book authored by Richard Dawkins with valuable contributions from his research assistant, Yan Wong, retraces humanity's evolutionary journey, offering encounters with our distant relatives as they converge upon common ancestors. This audiobook not only upholds the essence of the written work but elevates the experience with its masterful delivery.
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