The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

16 hours, 12 minutes first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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The Selfish Gene caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was first published in 1976. Its vivid rendering of a gene's eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature o...

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informative 97%
challenging 50%
reflective 34%
inspiring 18%
funny 3%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 24%
fast 2%

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