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Random book from our personal library.

What is magic? What is sun? Why do we have night and day?
Simple questions that need a big answers and when some one of the stature of Dawkins explains them it can be the best way to get the answers.
Listen to the audio book narrated by him and his wife. Its wonderful.

Some of this was informative, some was insultingly dumbed-down. The idea of starting with myths and segueing into science is interesting, but Dawkins‘ dismissive and patronizing treatment of the civilizations whose myths he shares bothers me. Yes, mythology seems ridiculous now, but we don‘t need to mock those who believed the stories when they were the best explanations available.

I can‘t figure what the target audience is. Kids? Adults?👇🏻

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Tahj: “I was making deliveries to apartment buildings on the Upper West Side. There was a box full of books in one of the buildings and this one stood out to me. This book is in pristine condition. The inscription reads: to Sanna, from Mom. The author, Richard Dawkins, is amazing. In this book he answers the questions I want answers to, like who was the first man, and why there are so many animals.” #newyork

Great book! I wish I had read it when I was much younger (well, not possible since it was published in 2011 😏). Well explained concised book and very interesting. I 'll recommend to my friends' children.

Some of our relatives from 310 millions years ago! Wow

Welcoming myself to the world of science. I am so grateful that my tour guide is Richard Dawkins

A couple of years ago, I bought this book to give it to my friend on her birthday. I only found it just the morning of her birthday, so I spent all morning reading it. I never managed to see her on that day, and she travelled away the day after. I still have the book, with my dedication to her on the first page.