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David attenboroughs life stories is a series of monologues written and spoken by british broadcaster david attenborough on the subject of natural history. For weeks, in emotionstirring trailers, hes been telling us that the path of life is full of danger. New life stories by sir david attenborough hardcover. Life stories by sir david attenborough hardback, 2009. Traversing the continents to visit some of the worlds most revealing fossil beds, attenborough meets with local anthropology and biology experts to create a. Sir david attenboroughs second series of life stories are being broadcast for five months of 2011, and are here published with the addition not possible on radio of his own choice of pictures and his comments on them. David attenboroughs books and broadcasts have opened the incredible world of natural history to millions of viewers and listeners.
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