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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 04, 2012 06:15AM

“The universe, they say, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty, and bloody-mindedness.”
― Terry Pratchett , The Light Fantastic

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