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The Folly of Fools

by Robert Trivers · 2011

Robert Trivers's evolutionary account of deception and self-deception, strongly recommended by Richard Dawkins in an attributed publisher blurb.

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Robert Trivers · Evolutionary biologist

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The Folly of Fools

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Hachette Book Group / Basic Books · 2014-01-07 paperback page · accessed 2026-06-23

The publisher page prints an attributed Richard Dawkins blurb for The Folly of Fools that ends with the words Strongly recommended.

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Strong recommendation · Publisher blurb · publisher Source 2014-01-07 paperback page