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42 Tales From Life
- Author
- Richard Dawkins
- Narrator
- Richard Dawkins
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 November 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
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In 42 Tales from Life, the world’s greatest popular science writer takes us through a menagerie of tales about how animals have evolved into such intricately beautiful, intriguing forms.
Through 42 different tales, Richard Dawkins reveals the fundamental truths behind even the most unfathomable animal behaviours – the galloping of fish, the shape of the rhinoceros’ horn, the surprising similarities between horses and lizards, and why hummingbirds glow in such brilliant hues.
This is popular science and incisive Darwinian analysis at its best. This is a book to learn from, to delight in, and to treasure.
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- Author
- Richard Dawkins
- Narrator
- Richard Dawkins
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Release Date
- 5 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035924363
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Science: general issues
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents 42 Tales from Life, written and read by Richard Dawkins.In 42 Tales from Life, the world’s greatest popular science writer takes us through a menagerie of tales about how animals have evolved into such intricately beautiful, intriguing forms.Through 42 different tales, Richard Dawkins reveals the fundamental truths behind even the most unfathomable animal behaviours – the galloping of fish, the shape of the rhinoceros’ horn, the surprising similarities between horses and lizards, and why hummingbirds glow in such brilliant hues.This is popular science and incisive Darwinian analysis at its best. This is a book to learn from, to delight in, and to treasure.
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