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ocn311765210 |
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OCoLC |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20091104123204.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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090708s2009 nyuabf b 001 0 eng |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2009025330 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781416594789 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1416594787 |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
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DLC |
Transcribing agency |
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
QH366.2 |
Item number |
.D374 2009 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
576.8 |
Edition number |
22 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Dawkins, Richard, |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The greatest show on Earth : |
Remainder of title |
the evidence for evolution / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Richard Dawkins. |
EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
1st Free Press hardcover ed. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Free Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2009. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
ix, 470 p., [32] p. of plates : |
Other physical details |
ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; |
Dimensions |
25 cm. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-454) and index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Only a theory? -- Dogs, cows, and cabbages -- The primrose path to macro-evolution -- Silence and slow time -- Before our very eyes -- Missing link? What do you mean, 'missing'? -- Missing persons? Missing no longer -- You did it yourself in nine months -- The ark of the continents -- The tree of cousinship -- History written all over us -- Arms races and 'evolutionary theodicy' -- There is grandeur in this view of life -- Appendix. The history-deniers. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist "argument." |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Evolution (Biology) |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-b.html |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009025330-d.html |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
d |
576.8 DAW |
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314 |