BOOK REVIEW
Forced to Choose
et al., Roald Hoffmann
What would a highly unscientific survey be without strong anecdotal
evidence? Bookshelf editor William J. Cannon asked Edward O. Wilson,
Kurt Vonnegut, Carl Djerassi, John McPhee, Steven Pinker, Timothy
Ferris and other luminaries—many with titles on the Top 100
list—which books influenced them most and why.
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