A series of fortunate events : chance and the making of the planet, life, and you / Sean B. Carroll.
A series of fortunate events : chance and the making of the planet, life, and you / Sean B. Carroll.
A series of fortunate events : chance and the making of the planet, life, and you / Sean B. Carroll.
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Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/4549
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English
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213 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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text
still image
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: The trouble with chance -- I: Stuff happens. The mother of all accidents ; An ornery beast -- II: A world of mistakes. Good heavens what animal can suck it? ; Randum ; Beautiful mistakes -- III: 23 and you. The accident of mothers ; A series of unfortunate events -- Afterword: A conver...
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Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2020]
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"From acclaimed writer and biologist Sean B. Carroll, a rollicking, awe-inspiring story of the surprising power of chance in our lives and the world. Why is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does everything happen for a reason or are some things left to chance? Philosophers and theologians have pondered these questions for millennia, bu...
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A series of fortunate events : chance and the making of the planet, life, and you / Sean B. Carroll.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/4549
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74VKaKqANQwy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaKqANQwy
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ISBN
0691201757
9780691201757
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113.8
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991024361318502626
