Talk:The Ancestor's Tale
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[edit] Expansion
I feel that this book differs from all other books by Dawkins in that he tried to present all aspects of evolution in a single volume, in effect creating an encyclopedia on modern biology as a collection of stories which are fascinating to read. See my addition to the lead section just now. I believe that the article can be expanded so that each rendezvous point is associated with a sentence or two describing the aspect of evolution and tools/methods of modern biology illustrated in the chapter. Fredhsu 01:34, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ISBN?
Where is the ISBN for this book? I think I want to buy it, or see if my library has a copy, or whatever. Xaxafrad 05:32, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- The ISBN's are on the Richard Dawkins article. By the way, I would strongly recommend that you buy the hardback edition, not the paperback. Laurence Boyce 11:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Why do you recommend the hardback edition? Also, are you talking about the British edition or the US one? 217.155.20.163 23:14, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
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- I was talking about the UK edition; I have not seen any US editions. I recommend the hardback edition because it is a beautiful coffee table book produced on high quality paper and containing numerous illustrations. By comparison, the paperback edition doesn't really come close. It's not simply the difference between a hard and a soft cover is what I mean. Laurence Boyce 08:49, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
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- See, Laurence, I told you we needed to have ISBN numbers on every individual article to make it easy for people to buy these books. I think it is OK to list one arbitrary version (hardback preferred), then another link to a list of editions. Fred Hsu 15:12, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Notwithstanding my advice regarding editions, I really don't feel that our purpose here is to sell books. And I don't know about you, but I find the process of looking up books on Amazon to be, well, rather easy! Laurence Boyce 17:12, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Sure, well please add them if you wish. I'm not against them as such; I just don't see the point. Laurence Boyce 12:46, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Why be coy?
"He too seems just as surprised as the reader when he reveals the closest relatives to the hippos." - What is the "too" from? Who is this "the reader", and how do we know what this hypothetical person thinks or doesn't think? What reliable source affirms that "the reader" feels this way? And what's with the coyness in refraining from mentioning the word "whale"? This is an important biological fact, not a plot spoiler! (And even if it was, this coyness is unencyclopedic.) -Silence 05:34, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
I fixed the sentence. It now clearly indicates that whales are closest living relatives of hippos. I also added this piece of information to the whale article. Fred Hsu 19:15, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
