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Title The magic of reality : how we know what's really true / Richard Dawkins ; illustrated by Dave McKean.

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 General Collection  Q173 .D27 2011b    AVAILABLE
Description 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Edition First Free Press hardcover edition.
Note Includes index.
Contents What is reality? What is magic? -- Who was the first person? -- Why are there so many different kinds of animals? -- What are things made of? -- Why do we have night and day, winter and summer? -- What is the sun? -- What is a rainbow? -- When and how did everything begin? -- Are we alone? -- What is an earthquake? -- Why do bad things happen? -- What is a miracle.
Summary The author of "The God delusion" addresses key scientific questions previously explained by rich mythologies, from the evolution of the first humans and the life cycle of stars to the principles of a rainbow and the origins of the universe.
Subject Science -- Miscellanea.
Science -- Philosophy.
Reality.
Nature.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Alt Author McKean, Dave, illustrator.
Standard # 9781439192818
1439192812
9781451628920 ebook
1451628927 ebook

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