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Originally Posted by Ea
Thanks for the suggestion - I might try it. I've never really felt especially curious to read Dawkins (pretty sure I agree with his views). To me, science has always made the world filled with wonder and awe.
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Allow me to make a couple of suggestions. My first exposure to Dawkins was "The Selfish Gene" back in the 70's or so and I was so blown away by it that it's still there in the back of my mind tickling everything. That is the book where the concept of Meme was created.
His latest works are great too, but that one still is at the top of his list for me. Many of his recent works are almost direct attacks on the anti-evolutionists and although I agree with him, it does get a bit tiring.
Lewis Thomas - Lives of a Cell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Thomas
and
Loran Eisenly - The Immense Journey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_Eiseley