Now, Charles Darwin's seminal book is reissued with an introduction by Richard Dawkins, Darwin's successor at Oxford University. Author of such science books as The Selfish Gene , Unweaving the Rainbow , The Blind Watchmaker , Climbing Mount Improbable and River Out of Eden Dawkins' work has been profoundly influenced by the father of evolution, Charles Darwin. His introduction reveals a number of startling discoveries that mean books about Darwin will have to be rewritten.