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Spilling the Beans on Darwin and a Selection of Others
- GenresNonfiction
Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Dennis Hamley
105 books12 followersDennis Hamley was born in Kent in 1935 and lived in southern England throughout the war. After attending Cambridge University and completing a PHD at Leicester, Dennis went on to teach English and work in Education as a tutor and advisor.
He began writing in the 1970s and quickly showed his versatility. From the supernatural, to football to wartime novels, Dennis’s beautifully simple prose transports the reader effortlessly to the world of his novels. Many of Dennis’s tales center on uncovering the truth and revealing hidden stories. He uses period details and sensitive characterization to bring history and its people to life. He is passionate about providing page-turning reads for a new generation of discriminating readers.
He began writing in the 1970s and quickly showed his versatility. From the supernatural, to football to wartime novels, Dennis’s beautifully simple prose transports the reader effortlessly to the world of his novels. Many of Dennis’s tales center on uncovering the truth and revealing hidden stories. He uses period details and sensitive characterization to bring history and its people to life. He is passionate about providing page-turning reads for a new generation of discriminating readers.
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September 6, 2022
A natural selection of fast & fun read.
July 26, 2015
هذا الكتاب ضمن سلسلة كتب تعليمية وجدته في معرض الكتاب في المدرسة. وقلت لنفسي لنرى ماذا يعرضون على عيالنا
قرأته فوجدت رائعاً ويثير التساؤل بطريقة قصصية لطيفة ولا غرابة في ذلك فالكاتب متخصص في الكتابة للصغار
لم يعجبني كونه من صناعة الداروينيين اللذين يتخذون هذه النظرية ديناً لهم. لكني احترمته لرُقِيّ الأسلوب وليس للمضمون الأساسي رغم أنه لم يصرّح بل قال بعض الناس لا يزال يؤمن بالأشياء القديمة
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لفتت نظري نقطة مهمة وهي أهمية الأسلوب والعرض على القارئ فأنا رغم معارضتي للنظرية وحاملها ولا أزال، لكني لم أكره الكاتب! بل اعجبت به واستمعت له للنهاية ولا نزال أصدقاء بالمعنى المجازي طبعاً
قرأته فوجدت رائعاً ويثير التساؤل بطريقة قصصية لطيفة ولا غرابة في ذلك فالكاتب متخصص في الكتابة للصغار
لم يعجبني كونه من صناعة الداروينيين اللذين يتخذون هذه النظرية ديناً لهم. لكني احترمته لرُقِيّ الأسلوب وليس للمضمون الأساسي رغم أنه لم يصرّح بل قال بعض الناس لا يزال يؤمن بالأشياء القديمة
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لفتت نظري نقطة مهمة وهي أهمية الأسلوب والعرض على القارئ فأنا رغم معارضتي للنظرية وحاملها ولا أزال، لكني لم أكره الكاتب! بل اعجبت به واستمعت له للنهاية ولا نزال أصدقاء بالمعنى المجازي طبعاً
February 22, 2014
Cheeky, clever and certain to get a young reader thinking/questioning both creationism and evolution thus rendering a budding curiosity that only a quest of life learning could possibly quench.
I loved the humor and conversational style of writing - what better way to present this topic than through a Q&A?!?
In order to learn, one must first acknowledge that they are not ALL knowing! From there, the possibilities are endless via asking well thought out questions that encourage forward thinking and propel our journey as learners toward discovering even better questions...
I loved the humor and conversational style of writing - what better way to present this topic than through a Q&A?!?
In order to learn, one must first acknowledge that they are not ALL knowing! From there, the possibilities are endless via asking well thought out questions that encourage forward thinking and propel our journey as learners toward discovering even better questions...
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November 1, 2014Very good apart from a few numerical and grammatical errors
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