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On the Origin of Species

By: Charles Darwin
Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
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Summary

Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion and a life-long committed Darwinist, abridges and reads this special audio version of Charles Darwin's famous book. A literally world-changing book, Darwin put forward the anti-religious and scientific idea that humans in fact evolved over millions of generations from animals, starting with fish, all the way up through the ranks to apes, then to our current form.

Dawkin's passion for his subject and hero are clear and exciting for listeners, who, whatever their religious or scientific views, will be intrigued and captivated by this involving production of arguably one of the most important books of all time.
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a privilege

what can one say? only an expression of humility in hearing the words of a book which changed the world.
A wonderful piece of scholarship, splendidly read by Richard Dawkins. what a delight for him and for us.
Ken Bradley.

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awesome

must have been such an controversy when the book was released 200 years ago .

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Good read

A must read for anyone interested in evolution or a good contrast to the few open minded creationists.

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All gratitude to Darwin and Dawkins

Totally wonderful, accessible reading by someone whose own profound understanding of the facts of evolution - and the implications - is second to none. I feel so grateful to have such ease of access to this text and, therefore, to the illumined mind of Darwin himself.

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Fundamental and fascinating

Charles Darwin’s theory is a fascinating grand tour through the genealogy of the natural world and is beautifully set out. The reading and editing by Richard Dawkins is excellent

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Very accessible

This was much less dry than I had expected. Very informative of the beginning of what is now a commonplace.

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Excellent listen

Darwin's exposition of natural selection was way ahead of its time. His diction and eloquence are matched by Dawkins' well-spokenness. The perfect narrator for this masterpiece.

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Masterpiece

Amazing observations and insight. So we’ll written and we’ll read too. Darqwin was a genius. Highly ecommended.

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ABSOLUTE TREASURE!

This book is deserve of being the foundation of modern biology thanks you Charles Darwin!

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Masterpiece

This book is a must-read/must-listen for every biologist or anyone interested in the science of evolution. Excellent job by the narrator great choice.

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