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Books Written by Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins has written 30 books. See the full bibliography below.
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist and author.
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The Genetic Book of the Dead
2024
Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution
2021
Books Do Furnish a Life
2021
The Four Horsemen
2019
Outgrowing God
A Beginner's Guide
2019
Science in the Soul
Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist
2017
Brief Candle in the Dark
2015
An Appetite for Wonder
The Making of a Scientist
2014
The "Alabama Insert"
2013
The Magic of Reality
2011
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"An engaging, well-illustrated science textbook offering compelling answers to big questions, from how the universe formed to what causes earthquakes." - Bill Gates
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The Greatest Show on Earth
The Evidence for Evolution
2009
On the Origin of Species
2008
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
2008
Not One More Death
2006
The God Delusion
2006
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2 people
Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"I read The God Delusion in preparation for [the Dawkins interview]. I'm a huge fan of [his] work." - Joe Rogan
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Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"Many people believe simply based on how they grew up, without ever questioning." - Brian Armstrong
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The View from Mount Improbable
2005
Growing Up in the Universe
2004
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
2004
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003
2003
A Devil's Chaplain
Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love
2003
Oxford Illustrated Science Encyclopedia
2001
Unweaving the Rainbow
2000
The Pocket Watchmaker
1996
Climbing Mount Improbable
1996
God's Utility Function
1995
River Out of Eden
A Darwinian View of Life
1995
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1 person
Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
"Another very short book on evolution. It just really puts things in perspective." - Ray Dalio
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The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design
1986
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4 people
Charlie Munger recommended this bookCharlie Munger
"Marvelous." - Charlie Munger
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Steven Pinker recommended this bookSteven Pinker
"Perhaps the best display of expository scientific prose of the twentieth century." - Steven Pinker
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Jeff Bezos recommended this bookJeff Bezos
"Extraordinary." - Jeff Bezos
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David Deutsch recommended this bookDavid Deutsch
"Everyone should read [this book]." - David Deutsch
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Oxford Surveys In Evolutionary Biology
1984
The Extended Phenotype
The Long Reach of the Gene
1982
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1 person- David Deutsch recommended this book
David Deutsch
"I suggest reading [this book]." - David Deutsch
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The Selfish Gene
1976
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12 people- Charlie Munger recommended this book
Charlie Munger
"I had to read [this book] twice before I fully understood it." - Charlie Munger
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Matt Ridley recommended this bookMatt Ridley
"Turned evolutionary biology on its head and was written like a great detective story." - Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley's recommendation of this book - Brian Armstrong recommended this book
Brian Armstrong
"Famous book about how our bodies are vehicles to replicate our genes (even though we occasionally defy them)." - Brian Armstrong
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Nick Szabo recommended this bookNick Szabo
"Explains more about life (including human behavior and myself) than anything else I’ve read. " - Nick Szabo
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Phil Libin recommended this bookPhil Libin
"Had a profound influence on me pretty early on." - Phil Libin
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- Mr. Money Mustache
"An explanation of evolution since the beginning of life that explains things from the perspective of individual genes." - MMM
- Bob Metcalfe
"It just seemed to explain everything." - Bob Metcalfe
- David Deutsch
"Influenced my books." - David Deutsch
- Tai Lopez
"Mind blowing book. [...] But warning you, it’s too true for most people to handle..." - Tai Lopez
- Elon Musk
"Most people don't realize that the origin of the word 'meme' is [this book]." - Elon Musk
- Mark Manson
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- Mr. Money Mustache
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