Stephen Jay Gould is perhaps the most famous of those writers making biology subjects accessible and entertaining for the masses, but Lewis Thomas and many others have also written enjoyable books on evolution, comparative anatomy, ecology, medicine, marine life, insects, birds, the charismatic big mammals, great discoveries such as DNA and the Human Genome Project and a host of other fascinating subjects in biology. Choosing a good book in a scientific subject can be difficult, as an easy start may become dry and technical halfway through. Consider entering our database and reading a few book reviews first. Let our authors winnow the best of the bunch out of the mass of popularized publications. Bypass the publishers' hype and read the opinions of actual readers. Let a biologist tell you if the science is good. Follow up with a regular reader's review of the enjoyability of the read. When you find a book that both like, cry "Eureka!"