Why read Flights of Fancy?

Book cover of Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution

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Richard Dawkins on how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. 'A masterly investigation of all aspects of flight, human and animal... A beautifully produced book that will appeal across age groups' Alexander McCall Smith 'Dawkins has always been an extraordinarily…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Flights of Fancy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Federico Kereki

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Richard Dawkins usually challenges you to think and reason about how the world came to be, and this book focuses on the many ways that animals and plants (yes!) achieve flight.

I particularly liked how the book starts with the very ancient animals (how could any animal, originally sea- or land-based, eventually get to fly) and ends with man’s inventions, from parachutes to moon-reaching rockets.

I also think that the illustrations are part of the book; it’s not something that was added later, but an integral part of the reading experience. I have read most of Dawkins’ books, and this…

From Federico's 3 favorite reads in 2023.