I intensely dislike Richard Dawkins. I must have a certain animus for any scientist who thinks I'm an idiot for believing in God even if I happen to be fully behind his science. His anti-religion crusade is actually furthering the misconception that so many Americans seem to suffer from: that evolutionary biology is inimicable to monotheism. Considering that the appallingly high percentage of creationists in America has remained unchanged for more than 50 years, people like him are not helping to create a scientifically literate America.
He has, however, shown us how to write a best seller. Simply copy and paste the most childish rant from any atheism forum and repeat it for about 400 pages, and fans of Sam Harris and will hail it as "brilliant".