{"product_id":"the-red-queen-sex-and-the-evolution-of-human-nature-9780060556570","title":"The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) from the author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eGenome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliantly written, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/em\u003e compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferring to Lewis Carroll's \u003cem\u003eRed Queen\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/em\u003e, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. \u003cem\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/em\u003e answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture--including why men propose marriage, the method behind our maddening notions of beauty, and the disquieting fact that a woman is more likely to conceive a child by an adulterous lover than by her husband. \u003cem\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/em\u003e offers an extraordinary new way of interpreting the human condition and how it has evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRidley, Matt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMatt Ridley is the author of books that have sold well over a million copies in 32 languages: THE RED QUEEN, THE ORIGINS OF VIRTUE, GENOME, NATURE VIA NURTURE, FRANCIS CRICK, THE RATIONAL OPTIMIST, THE EVOLUTION OF EVERYTHING, and HOW INNOVATION WORKS. In his bestseller GENOME and in his biography of Francis Crick, he showed an ability to translate the details of genomic discoveries into understandable and exciting stories. During the current pandemic, he has written essays for the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e about the origin and genomics of the virus. His most recent WSJ piece appeared on January 16, 2021. He is a member of the House of Lords in the UK. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641646420242,"sku":"9780060556570","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee731392-caad-4917-b0f7-e16759642eab.jpg?v=1733027906","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-red-queen-sex-and-the-evolution-of-human-nature-9780060556570","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}