"Intellectually sparkling and beautifully crafted."--Adrian Woolfson, Wall Street Journal "A joyful celebration. [Dawkins''s] ability to tell the glorious tale of evolution in action remains unrivalled."--Clive Cookson, Financial Times "Richard Dawkins''s lovely new book is an old-fashioned miscellany of . zoological surprises. Dawkins''s true aim, the literary evocation of wonder at the vast and improbable grandeur of nature, is consistently achieved."--Steven Poole, The Telegraph "Richard Dawkins''s new book is a glorious affair. Profusely illustrated in color by Jana Lenzová, it is arguably his most joyous ode to the wonders that evolution has wrought in the animal world.
"--Philip Ball, Science "This is an Attenborough-esque romp through some of the wonders of the natural world, reprising some of Dawkins''s greatest hits."-- New Scientist "Dawkins is without doubt the most eminent evolutionary theorist, and one of the most effective science communicators, of our age."--Tim Flannery, New Statesman "[An] illuminating deep dive into genes, bodies and Darwinian natural selection. Highly readable and brilliantly illustrated."-- iNews , "Best New Books to Read in October 2024" "Ingenious stories in the service of deep natural history."-- Kirkus Reviews "Astute. The author''s talent for rendering complex concepts in lucid prose remains intact."-- Publishers Weekly "Overflowing with the beauty of nature, the beauty of language, and the beauty of ideas.
"--Steven Pinker, author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now "Dazzling in originality and scope, with beautiful illustrations, this is a wonderful celebration of the power of natural selection. Richard Dawkins reveals with brilliant clarity the imprint on organisms of their evolutionary past."--Nick Davies, author of Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature "Once again, Richard Dawkins asks us to look at the living world in a totally novel way: Every organism carries, in its genes, a record of the past environments in which its ancestors survived. This brilliant new way of interpreting nature opens our eyes to both the past and the future."--John R. Krebs, author of Food: A Very Short Introduction and coauthor of An Introduction to Behavioral Ecology "Written with typical verve and panache, Richard Dawkins''s The Genetic Book of the Dead makes a brilliant contribution to the public understanding of evolution using our most up-to-date understanding of genetics. It will enthrall, surprise, and challenge you. Read it!"--Jerry A.
Coyne, author of Why Evolution Is True and Faith Versus Fact "Richard Dawkins is the most accomplished science communicator of the past half century, and this book is a masterpiece of popular science writing."--Tim Coulson, author of The Science of Why We Exist "This book is a summation of the ideas of the author who brought us ''memes'' and ''selfish genes.'' Richard Dawkins''s lucid prose will change the way you think about your evolutionary past."--David Haig, author of From Darwin to Derrida: Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life "The ingenuity of evolution is infinite, a fact that fascinates Richard Dawkins as much as it fascinated Charles Darwin. Inside each organism he finds rich palimpsests chronicling the history of life itself."--Matt Ridley, author of The Evolution of Everything and How Innovation Works "The deployment of the conceit of genes looking backward in time is clever and well done. A piece of vivid popular science."--Stephen Stearns, coauthor of Evolution: An Introduction.