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the sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius New York Times
New York Times
"the sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius"
Product Description
This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more exciting." - "The Economist." "Learned, witty, and very well written...exhilaratingly good." - "Spectator." "The reader will come away with a clear understanding of kin selection, evolutionary stable strategies, and evolutionary theories of animal behaviour. This is a considerable achievement." - "THES." "The exciting theories and their wide implications are explained with clarity, wit and enthusiasm." - Peter Parker, "Sunday Times." "This book should be read, can be read, by almost everyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution." W. D. Hamilton, "Science." "The presentations are remarkable for their clarity and simplicity, intelligible to any schoolchild, yet so little condescending as to be a pleasure to the professional." - "American Scientist."
About the Author
Richard Dawkins is Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, Fellow of New College, Oxford, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and recipient of many prizes and honours, including the Shakespeare Prize this year. His books include The Blind Watchmaker and he Extended Phenotype (OPB, 1989).
