An early memoir from the world's most famous atheist, and scientist.
An early memoir from the world's most famous atheist, and scientist.
Richard Dawkins first catapulted to fame with his iconic work The
Selfish Gene, which he followed with a string of bestselling books-
The Extended Phenotype, The Blind Watchmaker, River Out of Eden,
Climbing Mount Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow, The Ancestor's
Tale, The God Delusion, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Magic of
Reality, and a collection of his shorter writings, A Devil's
Chaplain.
Dawkins is a Fellow of both the Royal Society and the Royal Society
of Literature. He is the recipient of numerous honours and awards,
including the Royal Society of Literature Award (1987), the Michael
Faraday Award of the Royal Society (1990), the International Cosmos
Prize for Achievement in Human Science (1997), the Kistler Prize
(2001), the Shakespeare Prize (2005), the Lewis Thomas Prize for
Writing about Science (2006), the Galaxy British Book Awards Author
of the Year Award (2007), the Deschner Prize (2007) and the
Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest (2009). He
retired from his position as the Charles Simonyi Professor for the
Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University in 2008 and
remains a fellow of New College.
In 2012, scientists studying fish in Sri Lanka created Dawkinsia as
a new genus name, in recognition of his contribution to the public
understanding of evolutionary science. In the same year, Richard
Dawkins appeared in the BBC Four television series Beautiful Minds,
revealing how he came to write The Selfish Gene and speaking about
some of the events covered in his latest book, An Appetite for
Wonder. In 2013, Dawkins was voted the world's top thinker in
Prospect magazine's poll of 10,000 readers from over 100 countries.
Most geeks cannot write; this one can... Equipped with an undoubted
gift for expression, Dawkins the writer comes with a unique
pedigree
*Guardian*
This eloquent, witty and instructive book reveals the true Richard
Dawkins. It's a great read.
*A.C. Grayling*
Throughout and as usual, Dawkins's writing is graceful, sparkling
with anecdotes and wit
*Eugenie Scott, Nature*
Dawkins is a fascinating man and as a writer he is nothing less
than essential... he is a man who has influenced or changed the way
people think. His story needs to be read.
*Simon Barnes, The Times*
Richard Dawkins's memoirs are, like their author, honest,
perceptive, sometimes ingenuous, always rational and deeply
humane.
*Matt Ridley*
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