Mary Roach investigates the beginning, and end, of our food, addressing such questions as why crunchy food is so appealing, how much we can eat before our stomachs burst, and whether constipation killed Elvis.

Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us.--publisher

The fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history--publisher

Kean's vibrant storytelling ... makes science entertaining, explaining human history and whimsy while showing how DNA will influence our species' future"--publisher

A string theorist and a citizen scientist instruct lay readers on elementary principles of physics and associated math that amateur enthusiasts should know in order to study more advanced topics--Baker & Taylor