A Devils Chaplain

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547416520
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Devil's Chaplain written by Richard Dawkins and published by HMH. This book was released on 2004-10-27 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on morality, mortality, and much more from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion. This early collection of essays from renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is an enthusiastic declaration, a testament to the power of rigorous scientific examination to reveal the wonders of the world. In these essays, Dawkins revisits the meme, the unit of cultural information that he named and wrote about in his groundbreaking work, The Selfish Gene. Here also are moving tributes to friends and colleagues, including a eulogy for novelist Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; correspondence with fellow biologist Stephen Jay Gould; commentary on the events of 9/11; and visits with the famed paleoanthropologists Richard and Meave Leakey at their African wildlife preserve. Ending with a vivid note to Dawkins’s ten-year-old daughter, reminding her to remain curious, ask questions, and live the examined life, A Devil’s Chaplain is a fascinating read by “a man of firm opinions, which he expresses with clarity and punch” (Scientific American).

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618485390
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Devil's Chaplain written by Richard Dawkins and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of essays from renowned scientist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins is an enthusiastic declaration, a testament to the power of rigorous scientific examination to reveal the wonders of the world. In these essays Dawkins revisits the meme, the unit of cultural information that he named and wrote about in his groundbreaking work The Selfish Gene. Here also are moving tributes to friends and colleagues, including a eulogy for novelist Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; correspondence with the evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould; and visits with the famed paleoanthropologists Richard and Maeve Leakey at their African wildlife preserve. The collection ends with a vivid note to Dawkins's ten-year-old daughter, reminding her to remain curious, to ask questions, and to live the examined life.

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0297865420
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Devil's Chaplain written by Richard Dawkins and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A rare treat and it comes in seven servings, each essay will grip you at once' NEW SCIENTIST 'There is a lovely tribute to Dawkins's friend Douglas Adams, some interesting speculations on the next few decades of genetic engineering, an explanation of what crystals really are, and some heartfelt reminiscences of Africa' GUARDIAN 'Essential reading' SUNDAY TIMES Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human Genome Project, penning a letter to his daughter, or writing a moving eulogy to Douglas Adams and e-mailing Stephen Jay Gould, Dawkins writes with an intellectual vigour and grace that is second to none. This is a very human collection that shows not only the acuity of Dawkins' scientific mind, but also his sense of humour and the warmth of his relationships with friends and family.

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547416520
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Devil's Chaplain written by Richard Dawkins and published by HMH. This book was released on 2004-10-27 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on morality, mortality, and much more from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion. This early collection of essays from renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is an enthusiastic declaration, a testament to the power of rigorous scientific examination to reveal the wonders of the world. In these essays, Dawkins revisits the meme, the unit of cultural information that he named and wrote about in his groundbreaking work, The Selfish Gene. Here also are moving tributes to friends and colleagues, including a eulogy for novelist Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; correspondence with fellow biologist Stephen Jay Gould; commentary on the events of 9/11; and visits with the famed paleoanthropologists Richard and Meave Leakey at their African wildlife preserve. Ending with a vivid note to Dawkins’s ten-year-old daughter, reminding her to remain curious, ask questions, and live the examined life, A Devil’s Chaplain is a fascinating read by “a man of firm opinions, which he expresses with clarity and punch” (Scientific American).

Author : Bruce Hartman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781987490688
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Chaplain written by Bruce Hartman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A riveting story that hinges on clues so elusive that the tension is exquisitely drawn." -- Midwest Book Review Disillusioned with her corporate legal career, attorney Charlotte Ambler volunteers to handle the final appeal of Christopher Ritter, a Florida death row inmate whose execution is imminent. Ritter had been a prominent biologist before being convicted ten years earlier for the brutal murder of a prostitute. He denies killing the woman but is tormented by guilt for other, secret transgressions. The only appeal he will allow is to prove that he is innocent-a kind of appeal which is almost impossible to succeed. Ritter claims he was framed by a shadowy figure named Craft, but as Charlotte studies the evidence she concludes that he is a dangerous psychopath who should not go free. Then a piece of evidence turns up that confirms a key part of his story. Pursuing her investigation, she is thwarted by hidden forces that seem determined to see him executed. In a race against the clock, she searches for the elusive Craft and falls into the cross-hairs of a psychopathic killer. THE DEVIL'S CHAPLAIN is a legal thriller in the tradition of Scott Turow and John Grisham -- a gripping tale of deception and self-deception, betrayal and violence, in which lawyer and client find common ground in their quest for justice and human values. "Brilliant... One of the finest depictions of evil I have ever read." - Ken Bruen

Author : Richard Platt
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414374453
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book As One Devil to Another written by Richard Platt and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As One Devil to Another is an astonishing debut work that C. S. Lewis’s biographer and foremost Lewis authority Walter Hooper calls “a stunning achievement, the finest example of the genre of diabolical correspondence to appear since this genre was popularized by C. S. Lewis.” Enter into this chilling and diabolical tale, one that reveals the very tricks and strategies of Hell. Through a series of letters between devils created by Platt, senior devil Slashreap trains his young protégé, Scardagger, to win an individual soul away from Heaven and into their clutches. As the devils plot their way to triumph, they reveal the spiritual dangers and risks we face in today’s society. Their frighteningly accurate perspective on issues such as contemporary technology and sexual mores is interwoven with timeless matters such as the power of prayer, the purpose of suffering, and the promises held out by Heaven . . . and Hell. Destined to become a modern classic, As One Devil to Another is a brilliantly written, deeply unsettling perspective on twenty-first-century society . . . a glimpse of ourselves through the eyes of those who have embraced their underworldly existence.

Author : George H. Meyer
Publisher : Burlington, Ont : Inspirational Promotions
ISBN 13 : 9780932294074
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Al Capone's Devil Driver written by George H. Meyer and published by Burlington, Ont : Inspirational Promotions. This book was released on 1979 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Berlinski
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786751479
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Delusion written by David Berlinski and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a bestselling author, an “incendiary and uproarious” assault on the pretensions of scientific atheists (National Review) Militant atheism is on the rise. Prominent thinkers including Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have published best-selling books denigrating religious belief. And these authors are merely the leading edge of a larger movement that includes much of the scientific community. In response, mathematician David Berlinski, himself a secular Jew, delivers a biting defense of religious thought. The Devil's Delusion is a brilliant, incisive, and funny book that explores the limits of science and the pretensions of those who insist it is the ultimate touchstone for understanding our world.

Author : Ambrose Bierce
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1911 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen M. Barr
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN 13 : 0268158053
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Physics and Ancient Faith written by Stephen M. Barr and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2003-02-28 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A considerable amount of public debate and media print has been devoted to the “war between science and religion.” In his accessible and eminently readable new book, Stephen M. Barr demonstrates that what is really at war with religion is not science itself, but a philosophy called scientific materialism. Modern Physics and Ancient Faith argues that the great discoveries of modern physics are more compatible with the central teachings of Christianity and Judaism about God, the cosmos, and the human soul than with the atheistic viewpoint of scientific materialism. Scientific materialism grew out of scientific discoveries made from the time of Copernicus up to the beginning of the twentieth century. These discoveries led many thoughtful people to the conclusion that the universe has no cause or purpose, that the human race is an accidental by-product of blind material forces, and that the ultimate reality is matter itself. Barr contends that the revolutionary discoveries of the twentieth century run counter to this line of thought. He uses five of these discoveries—the Big Bang theory, unified field theories, anthropic coincidences, Gödel’s Theorem in mathematics, and quantum theory—to cast serious doubt on the materialist’s view of the world and to give greater credence to Judeo-Christian claims about God and the universe. Written in clear language, Barr’s rigorous and fair text explains modern physics to general readers without oversimplification. Using the insights of modern physics, he reveals that modern scientific discoveries and religious faith are deeply consonant. Anyone with an interest in science and religion will find Modern Physics and Ancient Faith invaluable.