Acknowledgements Dedication Part Ⅰ :Battle Joined Chapter 1:A Clash of Perspectives Part Ⅱ:Dawkins' World Chapter 2:Genes and Gene Lineages Chapter 3:Gene Selection in a World of Organisms Chapter 4:Extended Phenotypes and Outlaws Chapter 5:Selfishness and Selection Chapter 6:Selection and Adaptation Part Ⅲ:The View from Harvard Chapter 7:Local Process, Global Change? Chapter 8:Punctuated Equilibrium Chapter 9:Mass Extinction Chapter 10:L/fe in the Cambrian Chapter 11: The Evolutionary Escalator Part Ⅳ: The State of Play Chapter 12:A Candle in the Dark? Chapter 13:Stumps Summary Suggested Reading Glossary Appendix:Geological Time Scale