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24 alternatives to The Selfish Gene

Classic read. Dawkins perspective opens up a whole world.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Selfish Gene launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Selfish Gene▲96

   Human behavior driven by biological Darwinism

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Moral Landscape▲64

   How science can determine human values.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A Life Decoded▲67

   My genome: My life

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Singularity Is Near▲77

   When humans transcend biology

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Genome▲78

   The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Biology of Belief▲54

   The scientific proof that we are not controlled by genes

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science▲54

    More memoir from Richard Dawkins

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Ego Is The Enemy▲140

    Ryan Holiday's new book on humility and resilience

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Last Question by Isaac Asimov▲76

    We are the creator and the creation at the same time.

    2016 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲38

    A look into the 3 revolutions that shaped our species

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Great Escape▲59

    Health, wealth, and the origins of inequality

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Richard Dawkins’ Biomorphs Implemented in JavaScript▲117

    An interactive simulation of Richard Dawkins' biomorphs, virtual creatures that evolve through artificial selection.

    2014 · emergentmind.com · its alternatives →

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    Who's in Charge?▲62

    Free-will and the science of the brain

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Death of a Naturalist▲63

    Nobel Prize Winning Poem about Childhood, Identity, and Work

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Atlas Shrugged▲73

    Story about capitalism, free markets, ethics and morality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny▲55

    The idea of greater non-zero-sum beneffitting the world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Origin of Species▲81

    Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Monk and The Riddle▲56

    Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Rational Optimist▲77

    How prosperity evolves

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Stranger▲76

    Albert Camus's ultimate novel discussing existentialism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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