全面理解生物演化,從現在回溯至生命起源
《自私的基因》、《盲眼鐘錶匠》作者道金斯
企圖大一統生物學之磅礡力作!
入圍2005年英國皇家學會科學圖書獎
《祖先的故事》為當代最偉大的科學家之一理查‧道金斯的力作,
研究生物演化時,通常容易受到兩大思維傾向誘導:
在本書中,他採取了嶄新的方式來重述生物演化過程──
受到喬叟《坎特伯里故事集》所啟發,道金斯將此過程比喻為「
現在,就讓我們跟隨作者踏上探索未知空間的朝聖之旅,
【國際書評】
★文字優美……
──約翰.康維爾(John Cornwell),《週日泰晤士報》
★站在思想歷史的角度來看,
──馬特.瑞德利(Matt Ridley),《衛報》
★這是有關演化最豐富的記載之一……
──克萊夫.庫克森(Clive Cookson),《金融時報》
★《祖先的故事》是一場朝聖之旅。
──羅伯特.漢克斯(Robert Hanks),《每日電訊報》
★這位偉大的演化論者,完美呈現一場新的生命紀事。
──《經濟學人》(Economist)
★這本書該獻給所有聰明的年輕人,鼓勵他們著手探索世界。
──安東尼.丹尼爾斯(Anthony Daniels),《週日電訊報》
★道金斯先生憑藉歡欣鼓舞的技巧帶出史詩般的貢獻,
──丹.科爾韋爾(Dan Colwell),《華爾街日報》
★《祖先的故事》實現了幾乎不可能的事:使生物學(
──史蒂夫.瓊斯(Steve Jones),國際期刊《刺胳針》
★《祖先的故事》是一本大膽創新的論述、一部不朽之作,
──迪克.阿爾斯特倫(Dick Ahlstrom),《愛爾蘭時報》
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