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By the best selling author of The Selfish Gene 'This entertaining and thought-provoking book is an excellent illustration of why the study of evolution is in such an exciting ferment these days.' Science 'The Extended Phenotype is a sequel to The Selfish Gene . . . he writes so clearly it could be understood by anyone prepared to make the effort' John Maynard Smith, London Review of Books 'Dawkins is quite incapable of being boring this characteristically brilliant and stimulating book is original and provocative throughout, and immensely enjoyable.' G. A. Parker, Heredity 'The extended phenotype is certainly a big idea and it is pressed hard in dramatic language.' Sydney Brenner, Nature 'Richard Dawkins, our most radical Darwinian thinker, is also our best science writer.' Douglas Adams 'Dawkins is a superb communicator. His books are some of the best books ever written on science.' Megan Tressider, Guardian 'Dawkins is a genius of science popularization.' Mark Ridley, The Times

About the Author
Richard Dawkins is the first holder of Oxford's newly endowed Charles Simonyi Professorship of Public Understanding of Science. Born in Nairobi of British parents, Richard Dawkins was educated at Oxford and did his doctorate under the Nobel-prizewinning ethologist Niko Tinbergen. From 196769 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, then he returned to Oxford as University Lecturer (later Reader) and a Fellow of New College, before taking up his present position in 1995. Richard Dawkins's bestselling books have played a significant role in the renaissance of science book publishing for a general audience. The Selfish Gene (1976; second edition 1989) was followed by The Extended Phenotype (1982), The Blind Watchmaker (1986), River Out of Eden (1995), Climbing Mount Improbable (1996), and Unweaving the Rainbow (1998). He has won many literary and scientific awards.

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This is a work of unabashed advocacy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fluke genes, extended geneticist, digging probability, snail genes, phenotypic power, snail survival, entering subroutine, pink genes, snail reproduction, true replicators, intelligent gene, selfish organism, armpit effect, genetic replicators, replicator selection, other replicators, parasite genes, parasitic castration, gene vehicle, individual wasps, beard effect, segregation distorters, evolutionarily stable state, favour genes, extended phenotype Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Maynard Smith, Necker Cube, Bruce Effect, New Hampshire, D'Arcy Thompson, Van Scoy, Sewall Wright, The Sunday Times, The Guardian New!