Narrator: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

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.

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