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Journal Entry 1 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Thursday, July 28, 2005
 My husband thoroughly enjoyed another book by Richard Dawkins recently, and thinks we'd both enjoy this. So we're taking it on a trip and we'll leave it along the way after we've both read it. (Since we're travelling to the Galapagos Islands, a book on evolution seems particularly apropos.)
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Journal Entry 2 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Wednesday, May 10, 2006
I just finished this book today. Obviously, I didn't get to it on our trip last summer. But that worked out well because I will be counting it as a book by a British author in my attempt to read books by authors from all 202 countries that participate in the Olympics.
I enjoyed this book, although not quite as much as I enjoyed The Selfish Gene, also by Dawkins. I found it a little repetitive to that one - explaining some of the same concepts and mechanisms. Also, perhaps because I feel no inclination to believe in "Intelligent Design", I am not that interested in reading long arguments against it.
But instead of focussing on the minor negatives, let me hasten to say that I find that Dawkins presents complex ideas in a very readable and enjoyable way. He finds great analogies and examples, and is careful to explain where their limits are. I particularly enjoyed his description of the "inorganic mineral" theory of the origin of life, which was new to me.
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Journal Entry 3 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Friday, May 12, 2006
Just a note to say that I'm giving this book to an acquaintance, as it came up in conversation a few weeks ago and he seemed somewhat interested.
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
