About the Author

Michael Sims is the author of In the Womb- Animals (adapted from two National Geographic Channel documentaries). He is also the author of Apollo's Fire- A Journey Through the Extraordinary Wonders of an Ordinary Day, which NPR chose as one of the best science books of 2007; Adam's Navel- A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form, which was a New York Times Notable Book and a Library Journal Best Science Book; and Darwin's Orchestra- An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts. For Penguin Classics he also edited The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel,Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief, andThe Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime. He has written for many periodicals, from the Washington Post to New Statesman.