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The Magic of Reality

Richard Dawkins

  • 272 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 2011
  • 13 editions
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1 About this book

What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone?

Throughout history people all over the world have invented stories to answer profound questions such as these. Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Or what about the great catfish that carries the world on its back? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? These fantastical myths are fun - but what is the real answer to such questions?

The Magic of Reality, with its explanations of space, time, evolution and more, will inspire and amaze readers of all ages - young adults, adults, children, octogenarians. Teaming up with the renowned illustrator Dave McKean, Richard Dawkins answers all these questions and many more.

Good for readers who want: science, philosophy, and nature.

  • Science
  • Philosophy
  • Nature
  • Science, miscellanea
  • Science, philosophy
  • Earth sciences
  • History
  • Reality

2 About Richard Dawkins

Born 1941

Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is on the advisory board of the University of Austin.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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