Books do furnish a life : reading and writing science /

by Dawkins, Richard; Somerscales, Gillian.

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BookPublisher: London : Bantam Press, 2021Description: 452 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781787633681 (hbk.) :; 1787633683 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 501.4 DAWSubject(s): Communication in science | Scientific literature | Science fiction | Scientific literature -- Reviews | Science fiction -- Reviews | Popular Science | Popular Science and NatureSummary: Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley and more, this is an essential guide to the most exciting ideas of our time and their proponents from our most brilliant science communicator. 'Books Do Furnish a Life' is divided by theme, including celebrating nature, exploring humanity and interrogating faith. For the first time, it brings together Richard Dawkins' forewords, afterwords and introductions to the work of some of the leading thinkers of our age - Carl Sagan, Lawrence Krauss, Jacob Bronowski, Lewis Wolpert - with a selection of his reviews to provide an electrifying celebration of science writing, both fiction and non-fiction.

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Book - Adult Hardback	Crosby Library	Adult Non-Fiction	501.4 DAW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003096943X
Book - Adult Hardback	Formby Library	Adult Non-Fiction	501.4 DAW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003096942X
Book - Adult Hardback	Southport Library	Adult Non-Fiction	501.4 DAW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	22/10/2024	003096941X

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley and more, this is an essential guide to the most exciting ideas of our time and their proponents from our most brilliant science communicator. 'Books Do Furnish a Life' is divided by theme, including celebrating nature, exploring humanity and interrogating faith. For the first time, it brings together Richard Dawkins' forewords, afterwords and introductions to the work of some of the leading thinkers of our age - Carl Sagan, Lawrence Krauss, Jacob Bronowski, Lewis Wolpert - with a selection of his reviews to provide an electrifying celebration of science writing, both fiction and non-fiction.

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