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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
River out of Eden : A Darwinian view of life / by Richard Dawkins.

p. cm. -- (Science masters series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-465-01606-5 (cloth)

ISBN 0-465-06990-8 (paper)

1. Genetics. 2. Evolution. I. Title. II. Series.

QH430.D39 1995 94-37146

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