{"product_id":"2026200016500-secondhand-river-out-of-eden","title":"River Out Of Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of all life on Earth flows an unbroken river of genetic information — a digital stream stretching back billions of years to the very dawn of existence. In River Out of Eden, Richard Dawkins presents a breathtakingly lucid account of evolution through the lens of the gene, arguing that life is best understood not as a collection of organisms, but as a vast, branching river of DNA that has been copying, mutating, and diversifying since the first self-replicating molecule emerged from the primordial soup. With characteristic precision and wit, Dawkins chronicles how natural selection acts as the sole craftsman of biological complexity, dismantling the illusion of purpose and design in nature with elegant, unflinching logic.\n\nPart of the celebrated Science Masters series, this compact yet intellectually dense work illustrates Dawkins' singular gift for translating the abstract machinery of evolutionary biology into prose that is both rigorous and revelatory. Drawing on vivid analogies — from the fate of African mitochondrial Eve to the chilling indifference of a universe governed by replication — Dawkins argues that the gene's-eye view of life is not merely a scientific framework but a profound philosophical lens through which all of existence must ultimately be reappraised. For anyone who has ever wondered why living things exist at all, this book poses an answer so stark and beautiful it will permanently alter the way you see the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336817647835,"sku":"2026200016500-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2859746c-019a-4aad-b431-79530aca48c5.png?v=1789958780","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016500-secondhand-river-out-of-eden","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}