Jonathan Raban: Arabia through the Looking Glass [2018] paperback Condition:New The Gene provides us with

The Gene provides us with a definitive account of the epic history of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans - and paints a fascinating vision of both humanity's past and future

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Jonathan Raban: Arabia through the Looking Glass [2018] paperback Condition:New The Gene provides us with'Of all his generation's travellers, Jonathan Raban is the most sophisticated, writing with a subtle and imaginative brilliance.' Colin Thubron 'One of the most humane and visionary of all travel writers.' Jeremy Seal Into Jonathan Raban's familiar Earls Court neighbourhood after the 1970s oil boom came new visitors from the Arab world, dressed in floor length robes and yashmaks. A people apart, little known, Raban wanted to get behind the myth and