Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution

by Richard Dawkins Narrated by Richard Dawkins

Overview

The Wonder of Flight. The Science of Evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating account of how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies.

Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces?

In Flights of Fancy, Richard Dawkins explains how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. From the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but spectacular bird Argentavis magnificens, from the Wright flyer and the 747, to the Tinkerbella fairyfly and the Peregrine falcon. But it is also about flights of the mind, about escaping the everyday - through science, ideas and imagination.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Richard Dawkins writes with admirable clarity and Jana Lenzova illustrates in much the same way... A masterly investigation of all aspects of flight, human and animal. This is a beautifully produced book that will appeal across age groups'” —Alexander McCall-Smith

“Dawkins writes with such an irresistible combination of mastery of the subject, delight in it, and vividness. A total pleasure” —Michael Frayn

“Dawkins's prose feels as if it were cut with a laser ... Dawkins has always been an extraordinarily muscular, persuasive thinker. What feels new here is that he writes with such charm and warmth. Genial Uncle Richard, for me, is the most likeable Dawkins yet” —Sunday Times

“He has made Darwinism cooler than it has any right to be” —Sunday Times

“PRAISE FOR RICHARD DAWKINS:

'Written with all the clarity and elegance of which Dawkins is a master. It should have a place in every school library – especially in the library of every 'faith' school' Philip Pullman, on The God Delusion.

'One of the best non-fiction writers alive today'” —Steven Pinker

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178815090
Publisher:	Clipper Audiobooks
Publication date:	12/16/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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