The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

Richard Dawkins with Richard Dawkins (Narrator), Lalla Ward (Narrator)

8 hours, 54 minutes first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction science informative reflective slow-paced

Description

In The Ancestor's Tale, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins offers a masterwork: an exhilarating reverse tour through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life four billion years ago. Throughout the journey Daw...

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informative 100%
challenging 61%
reflective 61%
inspiring 30%
adventurous 23%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 25%
fast 8%

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