“Now in paperback” is a welcome phrase if you’re hunting for presents. All
these were enjoyed by our reviewers. The first is for the spacy
friend—Bryan Burrough’s Dragonfly. Then satisfy the astronomer or artist
with Fire in the Sky by Roberta Olson and Jay Pasachoff. For those who enjoy a
good argument, try Hal Hellman’s Great Feuds in Science. Or you can get a firm
grip on deep time with Simon Conway-Morris’s The Crucible of Creation. For life
scientists and that famous character “general reader”, try Ed Wilson’s
Consilience. Prices are between £7.99 and £12.99. Published by:
Fourth Estate, ISBN 1841150886; Cambridge, ISBN 0521663598; Wiley, ISBN
0471350664; Oxford, ISBN 0192862022; and Abacus, ISBN 034911112X.
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