{"product_id":"9781780226897","title":"River Out of Eden","description":"Author: Richard Dawkins\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780226897\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 May 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe No.1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. A fascinating explanation of how evolution works, from bestselling author of THE GOD DELUSION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dawkins is a brilliant communicator'\u003c\/b\u003e SUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A model of simplicity and power'\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Adams\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe river of Dawkins's title is a river of DNA, flowing through time from the beginning of life on earth to the present - and onwards. Dawkins explains that DNA must be thought of as the most sophisticated information system imaginable: 'Life is just bytes and bytes of information,' he writes. Using this perspective, he describes the mechanisms by which evolution has taken place, gradually but inexorably, over a period of three thousand million years. It is the story of how evolution happens, rather than a narrative of what has actually happened in evolution. He discusses current views on the process of human evolution, including the idea that we all trace back to a comparatively recent African 'Eve', and speculates that the 'information explosion' that was unleashed on Earth when DNA came into being has almost certainly happened in other places in the universe.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720672235678,"sku":"ADS-9781780226897","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780226897.jpg?v=1776216490","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780226897","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}