The Magic of Reality

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THE MAGIC OF REALITY

A BLACK SWAN BOOK: 9780552778053

Version 1.0 Epub ISBN 9781409011415

First Published in Great Britain

Black Swan edition published 2012

Copyright © Richard Dawkins 2011

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