Richard Dawkins is a distinguished British ethologist and popularizer of science, winner of numerous literary and scientific awards. Each new book by Dawkins becomes a bestseller and sparks heated debate. His works have played a significant role in reviving interest in scientific books aimed at a general readership. However, Dawkins is not only the author of the meme theory and a passionate proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution; he is also an equally passionate atheist and materialist. In The God Delusion, he demonstrates his talent as a brilliant polemicist, addressing the most pressing and pressing issues of the modern world. Following the publication of this work, now translated into many languages, Dawkins was named Author of the Year by Reader's Digest and gained a legion of enthusiastic fans and implacable opponents. The debate continues unabated. 'This book is a must-read for everyone,' according to the British magazine The Economist.