Cruel, cruel tease

If you're like me, you are eagerly awaiting the release of Dawkins' next book,
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution(amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), and you've probably already put in your preorder at Amazon. It's kind of like the anticipatory excitement for the Harry Potter books, only for hardcore geeks.

To whet your appetite, there is a short extract from chapter one available online. And alas, you have to wait until 22 September for the whole thing. We'll have it read by the 23rd, right?


Want more? Here's an excerpt from chapter two.

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