{"product_id":"42-tales-from-life-a-modern-bestiary-hardcover","title":"42 Tales from Life: A Modern Bestiary - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling celebration of Earth's strangest, most extraordinary life forms--where science, art, and evolutionary wonder meet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the world's greatest popular science writer, this wonderfully accessible new book takes us on a romp through a menagerie of ingenious tales about how animals evolved into such intricately beautiful, intriguing forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Dawkins delightedly explains the galloping of fish, the shape of the rhinoceros's horn, the surprising similarities between horses and lizards, and why hummingbirds glow in such brilliant hues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is popular science and incisive Darwinian analysis at its best. Dawkins delights in the surreal and incredible moments that make up the fabric of our world, finding the extraordinary in every creature and revealing the fundamental truths behind even the most unfathomable animal behaviors. His tales are accompanied by the astonishingly beautiful art of the nineteenth-century German scientist Ernst Haeckel, whose colorful illustrations of plants, sea creatures, and other animals have fascinated Dawkins all his life. This is a book to learn from, to delight in, and to treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c\/b\u003e was the inaugural Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe God Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Watchmaker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.26 x 6.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67860647248179,"sku":"9780300303797","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U3Jpketpge9780300303797.webp?v=1793588505","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/42-tales-from-life-a-modern-bestiary-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}