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The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins — WisdomDeck honest review

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The Ancestor's Tale

by Richard Dawkins

A pilgrimage backward through evolution, meeting each common ancestor in turn, Chaucer-style. Huge, generous, Dawkins's best book.

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you want the whole tree of life as a journey.

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you want a short read.

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Three things you will actually use

We are all cousins.
Walk back through time.
Every branch has a tale.

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Read the first rendezvous and the Lungfish's tale.

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Dawkins's pilgrimage.

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