Devil's Chaplain

A reviewer wrote of "The Selfish Gene" that it was 'rich with metaphor, passionate arguments, wry humour, colourful examples and unexpected connections'. This selection of Richard Dawkins large output of articles, lectures, individual chapters and reviews demonstrates the breadth of his interests, the sheer quality of his writing and the challenging nature of his trenchantly held views. Whether writing on the many aspects of evolution or on science in general, the importance of science, the poetry of science, the fact that science is inspiring (or ought to be), he is often provocative, sometimes outrageous, never less than highly influential.

there is a lovely tribute to Dawkins's friend Douglas Adams, some interesting speculations on the next few decades of genetic engineering, an explanation of what crystals really are, and some heartfelt reminiscences of Africa., his arguments sing with clear-eyed passion and conviction, this erudite collection...... where Dawkins assesses the work of his late rival Stephen Jay Gould is essential reading., 'His passion collapses the notion that scientists are lab-coated androids.', A rare treat and it comes in seven servings, each essay will grip you at once.

Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist renowned throughout the world. He was educated at Oxford and taught zoology before becoming the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, in 1995. His previous books rank among the most influential intellectual works of our time. They include THE SELFISH GENE (1976), RIVER OUT OF EDEN (1995), and UNWEAVING THE RAINBOW (1999).

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