Freedom Evolves

by Daniel Dennett

Penguin, $17

“As in his previous books, Daniel Dennett has rendered the difficult comprehensible and has ably defended a clear piece of intellectual territory.” Melvin Konner, Nature 423, 17–18 (2003).

Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

by James A. Secord

University of Chicago Press, $22.50, £16

“A remarkably intricate picture of nineteenth-century British culture, in a book which is both coherent and agreeably written.” David Oldroyd, Nature 409, 285 (2001)10.1038/35053155.

Hepatitis B: The Hunt for a Killer Virus

by Baruch S. Blumberg

Princeton University Press, $17.95, £11.95

“The book is a gem.... It is essential reading for all aspiring scientists, the faceless bureaucrats who control the budgets for medical research, and devotees of the Research Assessment Exercise.” Arie J. Zuckerman, Nature 417, 900 (2002)10.1038/417900a.

Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection

by Deborah Blum

Berkeley, $16

“A nuanced and brilliant evocation of a major figure in psychology who dared to challenge the orthodoxy of his time.” Alison Jolly, Nature 420, 741 (2002)10.1038/420741a.