Richard Dawkins is a prominent British biologist, author of the theory of memes. His brilliant books played a huge role in reviving interest in popular science literature. Clarity of presentation, humor and iron logic make even Dawkins's strictly scientific works accessible to a wide range of readers. "The Extended Phenotype" develops the ideas of his famous book "The Selfish Gene", which examines evolution and natural selection from the point of view of genetic competition. These ideas, which caused heated controversy, have already become firmly established in scientific use, and “The Extended Phenotype” is rightfully considered one of the most important books in modern evolutionary biology.