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  1. 10-27-2009, 04:50 PM #1
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    Default The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins

    Has anyone started reading “The Greatest Show on Earth” by R. Dawkins? I have gone through half of the book already, and love it. It’s a subtle combination of chemistry, physics, geology, biology and other subjects. Even though I struggled a bit since it’s been a while since I studied some of those, it’s written in a way a person with an average education could absorb it. I highly recommend it!

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    Default Re: The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins

    I finished it a few weeks ago and I agree, it's an absolutely amazing book. I highly recommend it.
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    Default Re: The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins

    I just got mine but I have to finish another one first. I'm looking forward to it...
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    Default Re: The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins

    I just finished Reading this about a week ago. It's really good in that it cleans up a lot of old arguments with new research. I was surprised at just how much research has been done. Many of the studies I had no idea about.

    I also like that Dawkins takes his sweet time explaining a particular thing. Sure he errs on the side of being repetitive, but nothing in the book seemed to be unanswered.
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