The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
First edition (UK)
AuthorRichard Dawkins
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEvolution
PublisherFree Press, Transworld
Publication date
3 September 2009 (UK)
22 September 2009 (US)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages470 pp.
ISBN978-0-593-06173-2
OCLC390663505
Preceded byThe God Delusion 
Followed byThe Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True[1][2] 

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is a 2009 book by British biologist Richard Dawkins, which was released on 3 September 2009 in the UK and on 22 September 2009 in the US.[3] It sets out the evidence for biological evolution, and is Dawkins's 10th book, following his best-selling critique of religion The God Delusion (2006) and The Ancestor's Tale (2004), which traces human ancestry back to the dawn of life.

The book is published in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations by Transworld,[4] and in the United States by Free Press.[5] In its first week of release, it topped The Sunday Times' Bestseller list, with more than twice the sales of its nearest competitor.[6] An audiobook version has also been released, read by Dawkins and his wife Lalla Ward.

  1. ^ Alison Flood (23 October 2009). "Richard Dawkins targets teenagers with myth-busting illustrated book". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Comment: Richard Dawkins' Missing Link – A Book on the Evolution of Sex". Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  3. ^ Dawkins, Richard (25 August 2009). The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover). ISBN 978-1416594789.
  4. ^ "Transworld signs new book from Dawkins". The Bookseller. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  5. ^ Neyfakh, Leon (7 February 2008). "Richard Dawkins' Follow-Up to God Delusion Sold to Free Press for $3.5 Million". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  6. ^ "'The Greatest Show on Earth' debuts at No. 1 on the Sunday Times Bestseller List!". RichardDawkins.net. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.