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2011

Format:	Book
Author:	Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
Title:	The magic of reality : how we know what's really true / Richard Dawkins ; iillustrated by Dave McKean.
Edition:	1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Free Press, 2011.
Description:	271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Summary:	The author addresses key scientific questions previously explained by rich mythologies, from the evolution of the first humans and the life cycle of stars to the principles of a rainbow and the origins of the universe.
Subjects:	Science -- Miscellanea. Science -- Philosophy. Reality. Nature.
Genre:	Trivia and miscellanea.
Other Author:	McKean, Dave, illustrator.
Notes:	Includes index.
Contents:	What is reality? What is magic? -- Who was the first person? -- Why are there so many different kinds of animals? -- What are things made of? -- Why do we have night and day, winter and summer? -- What is the sun? -- What is a rainbow? -- When and how did everything begin? -- Are we alone? -- What is an earthquake? -- Why do bad things happen? -- What is a miracle.
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LCCN:	2011025607
ISBN:	9781451675047 1451675046 9781439192818 1439192812
Other Number:	709673132
System Availability:	2
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Control Number:	302217
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Call Number:	501 Dawkins

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