Richard Dawkins's lovely new book is an old-fashioned miscellany of such zoological surprises... Dawkins's true aim, the literary evocation of wonder at the vast and improbable grandeur of nature, is consistently achieved

The Telegraph

A book that will inform, intrigue and fascinate its readers

The TLS

A joyful celebration... [Dawkins'] ability to tell the glorious tale of evolution in action remains unrivalled.

Financial Times

[An] illuminating deep dive into genes, bodies and Darwinian natural selection. Highly readable and brilliantly illustrated

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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