"Every sentence sparkles with wit and charm. . . it all adds up to
an intoxicating cocktail of fine science writing." --Richard
Dawkins
"Natalie Angier provides a masterful, authoritative synthesis of
the state of knowledge across the entire scientific landscape."
--Howard Gardner, Harvard University, author of Five Minds for the
Future and Frames of Mind
"An essential experience . . . How dare she write so artfully,
explain so brilliantly, rendering us scientists simultaneously
proud and inarticulate!" --Leon Lederman, Nobel laureate
"Every single sentence . . . sparkles with enough intelligence and
wit to delight science-phobes and science-philes alike. I loved
it!" --Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Bait and Switch and Nickel and
Dimed
"Natalie Angier makes planets and particles sexy. . .She turns guys
with lab coats and pocket protectors into Daniel Craig." --Sylvia
Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"Exuberant . . . She writes with such verve, humor, and warmth."
Library Journal Starred
"This bestselling author's love of words is writ large here . . .
the excitement and challenge of science [is] masterfully conveyed."
Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"Angier is a nimble stylist with a playful sense of alliteration
and consonance." --Ben Dickinson Elle
"An excellent introduction (or refresher) to the beautiful basics
of science, and I hope it is widely read." --Steven Pinker The New
York Times Book Review
"Every sentence sparkles with wit and charm. . . it all adds up to
an intoxicating cocktail of fine science writing." --Richard
Dawkins
"Natalie Angier provides a masterful, authoritative synthesis of
the state of knowledge across the entire scientific landscape."
--Howard Gardner, Harvard University, author of Five Minds for the
Future and Frames of Mind
"An essential experience . . . How dare she write so artfully,
explain so brilliantly, rendering us scientists simultaneously
proud and inarticulate!" --Leon Lederman, Nobel laureate
"Every single sentence . . . sparkles with enough intelligence and
wit to delight science-phobes and science-philes alike. I loved
it!" --Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Bait and Switch and Nickel and
Dimed
"Natalie Angier makes planets and particles sexy. . .She turns guys
with lab coats and pocket protectors into Daniel Craig." --Sylvia
Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"Exuberant . . . She writes with such verve, humor, and warmth."
Library Journal Starred
"This bestselling author's love of words is writ large here . . .
the excitement and challenge of science [is] masterfully conveyed."
Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"Angier is a nimble stylist with a playful sense of alliteration
and consonance." --Ben Dickinson Elle
"An excellent introduction (or refresher) to the beautiful basics
of science, and I hope it is widely read." --Steven Pinker The New
York Times Book Review
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