The Ancestor's Tale
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The Ancestor's Tale

by Richard Dawkins

2004•Documentary•673 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryanimalshistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and original: a slow-burning non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

The Ancestor's Tale describes the various processes involved in the development of life on Earth. Enormously rich and diverse, it includes the results of recent research that, using dna analysis, has led to some surprising insights into evolutionary history. The fundamental, unifying principle of evolution underlies this unique history - our history, and that of all living things.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryAnimalsHistoricalAll consuming questSocial commentary

Subjects

Human evolutionEvolutionEvolutieHistoryPhilosophySCIENCE / Life Sciences / EvolutionTachyglossidaeLife, origin

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Author
Richard Dawkins
Published
2004
Pages
673
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