Summary
The metaphor of Mount Improbable represents
the combination of perfection and improbability that is epitomized
in the seemingly "designed" complexity of living things. Dawkins
skillfully guides the reader on a breathtaking journey through the
mountain's passes and up its many peaks to demonstrate that
following the improbable path to perfection takes time. Evocative
illustrations accompany Dawkins's eloquent descriptions of
extraordinary adaptations such as the teeming populations of figs,
the intricate silken world of spiders, and the evolution of wings
on the bodies of flightless animals. And through it all runs the
thread of DNA, the molecule of life, responsible for its own
destiny on an unending pilgrimage through time. Climbing Mount
Improbable is a book of great impact and skill, written by the most
prominent Darwinian of our age. - Publisher.
