Richard Dawkins
Eniment ethologist, evolutionary and popular science writer Richard Dawkins profile is very high at the moment, and he is rarely out of the media.
He first came to prominence in 1976 with his book The Selfish Gene which popularised the gene-centric view of evolution. A prestigious body of work has seen his reputation grow and he is now regarded as one of the foremost scientific thinkers of our time.
Richard Dawkins
Dawkins is
the author of many, now famous, classic works on
science and philosophy.
He now turns his
fierce intellect on the subject of god and religion: this book is a passionate rebuttal of all religion and has opened up a debate around this most emotional and inportant subject.
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hardcover | 2006 | #162926 | £20.00
Edited by Alan Grafen
Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of
The Selfish Gene, this sparkling collection
explores the impact of Richard Dawkins as
scientist, rationalist, and one of the most
important living thinkers.
This volume, which includes personal reminiscences
and critical debate, as well as accessible
discussions of science, is a stimulating tribute
to a remarkable intellectual, written by some of
the finest writers and scientists working today.
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hardcover | 2006 | #156203 | £12.99
softcover | March 2007 | #162366 | £7.99
Richard Dawkins
The Blind Watchmaker offers an
inspiring and accessible introduction to one of
the most important scientific discoveries of all
time.
A brilliant and controversial book which
demonstrates that evolution by natural selection -
the unconscious, automatic, blind yet essentially
non-random process discovered by Darwin - is the
only answer to the biggest question of all: why
do we exist?
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softcover | 2006 | #160134 | £8.99
Richard Dawkins
A commemorative anniversary edition of this
landmark work on evolution first published 30 years ago.
There
is a new introduction by Richard Dawkins, plus the
original prefaces and Robert Trivers' 1976
foreword.
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hardcover | Edition 3 | 2006 | #156201 | £14.99
softcover | Edition 3 | 2006 | #156202 | £8.99
Other writings from Richard Dawkins include...
If you have enjoyed reading Richard Dawkins we recommend the following authors......
Stephen Jay Gould, Paul McGarr and Steven Rose
Gould's written legacy is prodigious - the
unbroken series of 300 essays published in
Natural History magazine, a clutch of books
culminating in the monumental 1400 page Structure
of Evolutionary Theory, appearing just months
before his death in 2002. A committed Darwinian, he nevertheless made
major revisions to orthodox Darwinian theory, from
his concept of punctuated equilibrium to his
insistence on the importance of chance in the
history of life on earth.
"The Richness of Life" has selections from across the full range of
Gould's writing, including some of his most famous essays and extracts from his major books.
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hardcover | 2006 | #157739 | £25.00
Paul Davies
Why is everything just right for life on earth?
And how have we tried to explain this? How has
belief shaped the scientific debate? What do we
really know about our place in the universe?
Paul
Davies decodes the real science and gets to the
very heart of our understanding of the universe.
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hardcover | September 2006 | #162097 | £22.00
Matt Ridley
The nature-nurture debate was re-ignited when in
February 2001 it was announced that the genome
contains only 30,000 genes instead of the 100,000
originally expected. This revelation led some
scientists to conclude that there are not enough
human genes to account for the many different ways
people behave: we must be made by nurture, not
nature.
Matt Ridley
argues that the emerging truth is more complicated
than a straight nature-nurture opposition. Nurture
depends on genes, and genes require nurture,
absorbing formative experiences. This fascinating book
chronicles a new revolution in our understanding
of genes, and explains how genes build brains to
absorb experience.
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softcover | 2004 | #143987 | £8.99
Daniel C Dennett
Offering a challenge to society and a different
history of belief, Dennett discusses why and how
different faiths have commanded allegiance and
shaped so many lives.
He argues for the need to
understand this multifaceted phenomenon, and also
presents a comprehensive explanation for religion.
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hardcover | 2006 | #158776 | £25.00
Steve Jones
Steve Jones addresses the question, re-opened by the birth of
Dolly the sheep: what is the point of males?
Begins with the discovery of the Y chromosome 100
years ago, and draws on the latest research to
produce an astonishing portrait of manhood. Shows
how genetics is helping to reconstruct the past,
from the infidelity of Thomas Jefferson to the
origins of the Indian caste system.
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hardcover | 2002 | #136942 | £14.99
softcover | 2003 | #141547 | £7.99
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