{"product_id":"an-appetite-for-wonder-richard-dawkins-9780062225801","title":"An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author and renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins delivers an intimate look into his own childhood and intellectual development, illuminating his path to becoming one of the foremost thinkers in modern science today \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A memoir that is funny and modest, absorbing and playful. Dawkins has written a marvelous love letter to science . . . and for this, the book will touch scientists and science-loving persons . . . Enchanting.\" --NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Dawkins's first book, \u003cem\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e, was an immediate sensation and dramatically shifted the study of biology by offering a gene-centered view of evolution. Published in 1976, the book transformed the way we think about genes and evolution and has sold more than a million copies. In 2006, Dawkins transformed the world's cultural and intellectual landscape again with \u003cem\u003eThe God Delusion\u003c\/em\u003e, a scientific dismantling of religion. It was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. \u003cem\u003eAn Appetite for Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e is Dawkins's insightful memoir examining his own evolution as a man and as a thinker. From his beginnings in colonial Kenya to his intellectual awakening at Oxford, Dawkins shares his path to the creation of \u003cem\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/em\u003e, and offers readers an in-depth look at the man and the mind that has changed the way we view science and evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Dawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062225804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062225801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 5.31w x 0.67d","brand":"Richard Dawkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981431439615,"sku":"9780062225801","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd2ed88d-3721-4416-a189-edbbbedc7414.jpg?v=1683255531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-appetite-for-wonder-richard-dawkins-9780062225801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}