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About the book
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication.
This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. Forty years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published.This 40th anniversary edition includes a new epilogue from the author discussing the continuing relevance of these ideas in evolutionary biology today, as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews.Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.
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What readers say about ‘The Selfish Gene’
Matt Ridley on The Selfish Gene
“"Turned evolutionary biology on its head and was written like a great detective story."”
Elon Musk on The Selfish Gene
“"Most people don't realize that the origin of the word 'meme' is [this book]."”
Charlie Munger on The Selfish Gene
“"I had to read [this book] twice before I fully understood it."”
Brian Armstrong on The Selfish Gene
“"Famous book about how our bodies are vehicles to replicate our genes (even though we occasionally defy them)."”
David Deutsch on The Selfish Gene
“"Influenced my books."”
Tai Lopez on The Selfish Gene
“"Mind blowing book. [...] But warning you, it’s too true for most people to handle..."”
Phil Libin on The Selfish Gene
“"Had a profound influence on me pretty early on."”
Mr. Money Mustache on The Selfish Gene
“"An explanation of evolution since the beginning of life that explains things from the perspective of individual genes."”
Ev Williams on The Selfish Gene
“On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.”
