The Myths We Live By by Mary Midgley (Newcastle Upon-Tyne University, UK)
Hardback sold over 2,000 copies and reprinted twice in six months
Strong reviews in the Sunday Times and New Statesman and controversial one in the THES
Mary's books have sold over 50,000 copies and are now a key element in Routledge Classics
Controversial: takes Dawkins' idea of memes and E.O. Wilson's 'consilience' head on
Lots of vivid examples: microscopes, returning wolves to the wild, computers, neo-Darwinism in popular science books
New edited collection of Mary Midgley's works is currently being planned