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The ancestor's tale : a pilgrimage to the dawn of life
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The ancestor's tale : a pilgrimage to the dawn of life

by Richard Dawkins

THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a pilgrimage back through time; a journey on which we meet up with fellow pilgrims as we and they converge on our common ancestors.

Accession 36753 ISBN 0297825038 Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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