The release date for the English version of 'The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature' by
Matt Ridley is Apr 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"A brilliant book, clear and humorous, full of thought-provoking speculations." (Wall Street Journal) from the creator of the hugely successful Genome New York Times bestseller The Red Queen is a masterfully written novel that forces us to reconsider everything, including the tenacity of romantic love and the continuance of sexism. Matt Ridley explains why sex is humanity's strongest defense against its ever-changing internal predators by alluding to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a queen who must continuously flee to remain in the same spot. Numerous additional mysteries about human nature and society are resolved by the Red Queen, such as the reason for men's marriage proposals, the process behind our deranged ideas of beauty, and the unsettling truth that a woman is more likely to get pregnant by an unfaithful lover than by her husband. The Red Queen presents a strikingly fresh perspective on the state of humanity and its evolutionary history.