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The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True

The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True

Richard Dawkins ,  Dave McKean

9780593066126

Bantam


Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; The natural world, country life & pets

Hardback

272 pages

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Magic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods' bridge to earth. These are magical, extraordinary tales. But there is another kind of magic, and it lies in the exhilaration of discovering the real answers to these questions. It is the magic of reality - science. Packed with inspiring explanations of space, time and evolution, laced with humour and clever thought experiments, The Magic of Reality explores a stunningly wide range of natural phenomena. What is stuff made of? How old is the universe? What causes tsunamis? Who was the first man, or woman? This is a page-turning, inspirational detective story that not only mines all the sciences for its clues but primes the reader to think like a scientist too. Richard Dawkins elucidates the wonders of the natural world to all ages with his inimitable clarity and exuberance in a text that will enlighten and inform for generations to come.

By:   Richard Dawkins
Illustrated by:   Dave McKean
Imprint:   Bantam
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 26mm,  Width: 252mm,  Spine: 198mm
Weight:   1.181kg
ISBN:  

9780593066126


ISBN 10:   059306612X
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   October 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Richard Dawkins is the former Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University (1995-2008). His many bestsellers include The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion. Dave McKean has illustrated many award winning books and graphic novels, including Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and the Newberry and Carnegie Medal winning The Graveyard Book. He has created hundreds of album, comic and book covers, and has designed characters for two of the Harry Potter films. He has also directed two feature films, MirrorMask and Luna.


I wanted to write this book but I wasn't clever enough. Now I've read it, I am <p> --Ricky Gervais

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