Ancestor's Tale, The

Ancestor's Tale, The - Dawkins, Richard

Presents a pilgrimage back through time, on which the readers meet up with fellow pilgrims and converge on common ancestors. This work represents the goal as being four billion years away, and the number of pilgrims joining grows vast - ultimately encompassing all living creatures. At the end of the journey lies the first, humble molecules.

Genre :		Popular science
First published :		02/09/2004

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Hardback Subtitle : A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life Editor / Edition : Orion Publishing Co Edition : New title Released : 02/09/2004 Pages / length : 520 pages Page size : 252 x 205 Weight : 1831 g ISBN : 9780297825036

Audiobook on cassette Subtitle : A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life Editor / Edition : Orion Publishing Co Released : 01/09/2005 ISBN : 9780752873206

CD-Audio Subtitle : A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life Editor / Edition : Orion Publishing Co Released : 15/09/2005 Page size : 135 x 130 Weight : 248 g ISBN : 9780752873213

Paperback Editor / Edition : Orion Publishing Co Edition : New ed|New edition Released : 01/09/2005 Pages / length : 416 pages Page size : 198 x 129 Weight : 602 g ISBN : 9780753819968

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