Richard Dawkins · memoir-series
Richard Dawkins Memoirs books in order
A two-volume autobiography covering Dawkins's childhood, education, scientific career, and life as a public intellectual.
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- 1 An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist
Book 1 · memoir · 2013
Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, Richard Dawkins was bound to have biology in his genes. But what were the influences that shaped his life? And…
- 2 Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science
Book 2 · memoir · 2015
In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of his first 35 years. In Brief Candle in the Dark he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far. He…
