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Brilliant global view of science and how it matters to everyone.

Narrative stories are the soul of nonfiction. This amazing book has both an abundance of facts supported by research, and a powerfully readable narrative propelled by stories of people. You'll be amazed at the heroic measures some people have taken to save seeds and by their actions, help save us all.

This is a hilarious, creepy, brilliantly written book. Reminiscent of Nabokov in its hall-of-mirrors approach to reality, the prose is rich and inventive. I found myself reading it slowly, savoring each sentence. (A habit got into while reading Nabokov, Theroux, and a few other writers who craft sentences so beautiful they are worth tasting over and over.)

This is a hilarious, creepy, brilliantly written book. Reminiscent of Nabokov in its hall-of-mirrors approach to reality, the prose is rich and inventive. I found myself reading it slowly, savoring each sentence. (A habit got into while reading Nabokov, Theroux, and a few other writers who craft sentences so beautiful they are worth tasting over and over.)

Haunting, somewhat scary. Brilliant and ultimately cold. Didn't leave me with a feeling of redemption but certainly lots to think about.

Dark, spare, written with a punch, powerful ending.

Dark, spare, written with a punch, powerful ending.

Though a bit long, it does cover everything! A fascinating view of how monopoly empires grow, diffuse, and rebuild themselves.