Books by Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley is a member of the House of Lords in the British Parliament, former businessman, journalist, banker, and writer. He is a libertarian, and his views were shared via The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and The Times. Most known as the author of the following books: “The Evolution of Everything,” “The Rational Optimist,” “The Red Queen,” “The Origins of Virtue,” “Genome,” and “Francis Crick.”

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The Evolution of Everything

Matt Ridley

As already inferred from the title, “The Evolution of Everything,” by Matt Ridley, extends the concept of evolution from biology to many other fields. The creation and improvement of our language, culture, government, science, technology, and morality are a result of gradual evolution influenced by all of us, not only by a handful of men.

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