Books by matt ridley including the rational optimist, evolution of everything and the red queen. Ridley is best known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics. How nature turns on nurture, won the award for the best science book published in 2003 from the national academies of science. The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters reprint. The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters kindle edition by ridley, matt. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. Genome matt ridley paperback harpercollins publishers.
Matt ridley is the awardwinning, bestselling author of several books, including the rational optimist. Genome, his most famous book, isnt quite as awful as the latter, but ridleys godawful politics shine through often enough to irritate. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Thats one of the questions raised in matt ridleys genome. Ridley seems to vary the pace complexity at just the right intervals to keep a novice interested but not overwhelmed.
Despite being published before the actual human genome map was completed, the book remains up to date enough, and is very readable. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Matt ridleys brilliant new book is eloquent and uptodate. If like me youre a bit bewildered by genetics, genome is a great place to start learning.
Matthew white ridley, 5th viscount ridley dl frsl fmedsci born 7 february 1958 is a british journalist and businessman. Sex and the evolution of human nature 1994, genome 1999, the rational. The chapters are numbered for the pairs of human chromosomes, one pair being the x and y sex chromosomes, so the numbering goes up to 22 the book was welcomed by critics in journals such as nature and newspapers including the new york times. The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters new ed by ridley, matt isbn. He has written several science books including the red queen. Has genome by matt ridley been sitting on your reading list. This is everything you need to know about the ultimate book of life. His books have sold more than one million copies in thirty languages worldwide. Science writer matt ridley has found a way to tell someone elses story.