1. The Selfish Gene (1976): The Selfish Gene is a groundbreaking book by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, first published in 1976. It explains how evolution works through the lens of gene-level selection, and how this drives the evolution of traits at the level of the individual organism.
2. The Blind Watchmaker (1986): The Blind Watchmaker is an award-winning book by Richard Dawkins, first published in 1986. It examines the complexity of life, and how it could have arisen from simple beginnings. Dawkins uses the metaphor of a blind watchmaker to explain how natural selection works, and how it can lead to the development of complex and adaptive organisms.
3. The God Delusion (2006): The God Delusion is a provocative book by Richard Dawkins, first published in 2006. It examines the arguments for and against the existence of God, and explains why Dawkins believes that the evidence is overwhelmingly against a divine creator.
4. The Greatest Show on Earth (2009): The Greatest Show on Earth is a book by Richard Dawkins, first published in 2009. It examines the evidence for evolution, and how it can be seen in the fossil record, in genetics, in biogeography, and in the similarities between different species. Dawkins argues that evolution is an incontrovertible fact, and that it is the only explanation for the diversity of life on Earth.