{"product_id":"9780547416526","title":"A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssays on morality, mortality, and much more from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe God Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In these essays, Dawkins revisits the meme, the unit of cultural information that he named and wrote about in his groundbreaking work, \u003ci\u003eThe Selfish Gene\u003c\/i\u003e. Here also are moving tributes to friends and colleagues, including a eulogy for novelist Douglas Adams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e; 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ending with a vivid note to Dawkins’s ten-year-old daughter, reminding her to remain curious, ask questions, and live the examined life, \u003ci\u003eA Devil’s Chaplain\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating read by “a man of firm opinions, which he expresses with clarity and punch” (\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107114008816,"sku":"9780547416526","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547416526_p0.jpg?v=1769896399","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547416526","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}