Three new books are reviewed by Jonathan Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for The Beak of the Finch. His review in Scientific American, From Surmise to Sunrise: the science of life and the art of writing well, posits that biology is a discipline that naturally lends itself to great stories and story-telling; portraying scientific theory and data in the context of life and death struggles to which we as readers can relate. Read the review, then read the books!
From So Simple a Beginning: The Four Great Books of Charles Darwin
Edited by Edward O. Wilson
W. W. Norton & Company, 2006
Darwin: The Indelible Stamp: the evolution of an idea
Edited, with commentary, by James D. Watson
W. W. Norton & Company, 2006
Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral
By David Dobbs
Pantheon Books, 2005
Speaking of Science: News from the Oberlin College Science Library
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