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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Trade paperback; excellent used used condition; please see scans and description.”
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Type
- Science
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- New Introduction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780199291151
- Book Title
- Selfish Gene : 30th Anniversary Edition--With a New Introduction by the Author
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Edition
- 3
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Science
- Topic
- Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199291152
ISBN-13
9780199291151
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48437452
Product Key Features
Edition
3
Book Title
Selfish Gene : 30th Anniversary Edition--With a New Introduction by the Author
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-271478
Reviews
"This important book could hardly be more exciting."--The Economist "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius."--New York Times "Who should read this book? Everyone interested in the universe and their place in it."--Jeffrey R. Baylis, Animal Behaviour "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, 'Review from previous edition The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius.'New York Times, 'the reader will come away with a clear understanding of kin selection,evolutionary stable strategies, and similar staples of the literature onevolutionary theories of animal behaviour. This is a considerable achievement.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Scientists give every appearance of being addicts, and science is theirvice. That is one reason why progress in science is so rapid. I for one havebenefited a great deal from Dawkins's addiction.'David L. Hull, Nature, A splendid example of how difficult scientific ideas can be explained by someone who understands them and is willing to take the trouble. The New Yorker, "Dawkins first book, The Selfish Gene, was a smash hit...Best of all, Dawkins laid out this biology-some of it truly subtle-in stunningly lucid prose. (It is, in my view, the best work of popular science ever written.)"--New York Review of Books"This important book could hardly be more exciting."--The Economist"The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius."--New York Times"Who should read this book? Everyone interested in the universe and their place in it."--Jeffrey R. Baylis, Animal Behaviour"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, "Dawkins first book, The Selfish Gene, was a smash hit...Best of all, Dawkins laid out this biology-some of it truly subtle-in stunningly lucid prose. (It is, in my view, the best work of popular science ever written.)"--New York Review of Books "This important book could hardly be more exciting."--The Economist "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius."--New York Times "Who should read this book? Everyone interested in the universe and their place in it."--Jeffrey R. Baylis, Animal Behaviour "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, 'Review from previous edition 'The sort of popular science writing thatmakes the reader feel like a genius.''New York Times, 'Scientists give every appearance of being addicts, and science is their vice. That is one reason why progress in science is so rapid. I for one have benefited a great deal from Dawkins's addiction.'David L. Hull, Nature, the reader will come away with a clear understanding of kin selection, evolutionary stable strategies, and similar staples of the literature on evolutionary theories of animal behaviour. This is a considerable achievement.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Buy this book, read it and recommend it to your students...There is still nothing else quite like it. Not only are the new chapters and endnotes worthy additions to the original, but the 1976 text comes up as fresh as a primrose and, in its way, nearly as perfect.'Animal Behaviour, 'This book should be read, can be read, by almost everyone. It describeswith great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton,Science, 'Dawkins demonstrates that complex, theoretical or mathematical ideas canbe expressed rigorously, in plain English. The book remains an excellent way forthose who have not been trained in evolution to understand modern arguments.'Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Review from previous edition The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius., 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, "A splendid example of how difficult scientific ideas can be explained bysomeone who understands them and is willing to take the trouble" The NewYorker, 'What is so refreshing about Dawkins is that he has confidence in the scientific method, in the testing of beliefs to destruction, no matter how cherished they may be.'Benjamin Woolley, The Listener, Dawkins demonstrates that complex, theoretical or mathematical ideas can be expressed rigorously, in plain English. The book remains an excellent way for those who have not been trained in evolution to understand modern arguments.Trends in Ecology and Evolution, The exciting theories and their wide implications are explaned with clarity, wit and enthusiasm.Peter Parker, Sunday Times, 'What is so refreshing about Dawkins is that he has confidence in thescientific method, in the testing of beliefs to destruction, no matter howcherished they may be'Benjamin Woolley, The Listener, IReview from previous edition The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius., 'The exciting theories and their wide implications are explaned withclarity, wit and enthusiasm.'Peter Parker, Sunday Times, Dawkins's first book, The Selfish Gene, was a smash hit... Best of all, Dawkins laid out this biology - some of it truly subtle - in stunningly lucid prose. (It is, in my view, the best work of popular science ever written.), "Dawkins first book,The Selfish Gene, was a smash hit...Best of all, Dawkins laid out this biology-some of it truly subtle-in stunningly lucid prose. (It is, in my view, the best work of popular science ever written.)"--New York Review of Books "This important book could hardly be more exciting."--The Economist "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius."--New York Times "Who should read this book? Everyone interested in the universe and their place in it."--Jeffrey R. Baylis,Animal Behaviour "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, 'buy this book, read it and recommend it to your students...There is stillnothing else quite like it. Not only are the new chapters and endnotes worthyadditions to the original, but the 1976 text comes up as fresh as a primroseand, in its way, nearly as perfect.'l Animal Behaviour
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
591.5
Edition Description
Revised edition,Anniversary
Table Of Content
Introduction to 3rd ednPreface to 1989 2nd ednForeword to 1976 1st ednPreface to 1976 1st edn1. Why are people?2. The replicators3. Immortal coils4. The gene machine5. Aggression: stability and the selfish machine6. Genesmanship7. Family planning8. Battle of the generations9. Battle of the sexes10. You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours11. Memes: the new replicators12. Nice guys finish first13. The long reach of the geneEndnotesReviews from earlier editionsUpdated bibliographyIndex and key to bibliography
Synopsis
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and 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., This 30th anniversary edition of Dawkins' classic work retains all the original material, including the two enlightening chapters added for the second edition. In a new Introduction, the author presents his thoughts thirty years after the publication of his first and most famous book. Moreover, the original foreword by scientist Robert Trivers shows the enthusiastic reaction of the scientific community at that time. This edition is a celebration of a remarkable exposition of evolutionary thought, a work that has been widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, and that continues to stimulate whole new areas of research today., In his internationally bestselling, now classic volume, Dawkins explains how the selfish gene can also be a subtle gene. This anniversary edition retains all original material, including the two enlightening chapters in the second edition, and a new Introduction by Dawkins., Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands of readers to rethink their beliefs about life. In his internationally bestselling, now classic volume, The Selfish Gene, Dawkins explains how the selfish gene can also be a subtle gene. The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, Dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do exist in nature. Bees, for example, will commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, and birds will risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk. This 30th anniversary edition of Dawkins' fascinating book retains all original material, including the two enlightening chapters added in the second edition. In a new Introduction the author presents his thoughts thirty years after the publication of his first and most famous book, while the inclusion of the two-page original Foreword by brilliant American scientist Robert Trivers shows the enthusiastic reaction of the scientific community at that time. This edition is a celebration of a remarkable exposition of evolutionary thought, a work that has been widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, and that continues to stimulate whole new areas of research today., Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands of readers to rethink their beliefs about life. In his internationally bestselling, now classic volume, The Selfish Gene , Dawkins explains how the selfish gene can also be a subtle gene. The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, Dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do exist in nature. Bees, for example, will commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, and birds will risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk. This 30th anniversary edition of Dawkins' fascinating book retains all original material, including the two enlightening chapters added in the second edition. In a new Introduction the author presents his thoughts thirty years after the publication of his first and most famous book, while the inclusion of the two-page original Foreword by brilliant American scientist Robert Trivers shows the enthusiastic reaction of the scientific community at that time. This edition is a celebration of a remarkable exposition of evolutionary thought, a work that has been widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, and that continues to stimulate whole new areas of research today., Review from previous edition:'The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius.' New York Times
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