The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene
ISBN-10
0192860925
ISBN-13
9780192860927
Series
The Selfish Gene
Category
Medical
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
Richard Dawkins

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An ethologist shows man to be a gene machine whose world is one of savage competition and deceit

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