Camping With the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa

  • Thomas A. Bass
Moyer Bell,$13.95

“Bass's stories highlight the often disastrous effects of ignoring local knowledge and practices”, Len Goodwin, Nature 344, 901 901 (1990)

Life's Grandeur: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin

  • Stephen Jay Gould
Vintage, £7.99

Published in the United States as Full House. “Gould presents his ideological views in characteristic evangelical style”, Christian de Duve, Nature 383, 771 771 (1996)

Yellow Fever, Black Goddess: The Coevolution of People and Plagues

  • Christopher Wills
Helix, $13

“To the point, scholarly, disinterested and rich in technical detail⃛ provides pleasure and stimulation”, V. Geist, Nature 386, 236 236 (1997)

Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs

  • Michael Novacek
Anchor, $14.95

“A thoroughly absorbing adventure story⃛. This eloquent and accessible blend of science and discovery should appeal to a wide readership⃛ and may well inspire the next generation of palaeontologists”, Angela Milner, Nature 384, 426 426 (1996)

The Logic of Failure: Why Things Go Wrong and What We Can Do to Make Them Right

  • Dietrich Dörner
Addison-Wesley, $15

“A lively treatise, accessible to the lay reader [which] capitalizes on real-life cases and refined ad hoc experiments”, M. Piattelli-Palmarini, Nature 382, 505 505 (1996)

One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest

  • Wade Davis
Simon and Schuster, $16

“The author has woven a biographical tapestry rich in history, adventure, intrigue and scholarship⃛ an engaging and provocative read”, Michael J. Balick, Nature 384, 229 229 (1996)

The Clock of Ages

  • John J. Medina
Cambridge University Press, £9.95, $15.95

“A tour of human ageing that aims to educate and entertain⃛. The science is adequate but too often fails to do justice to this complex and challenging topic”, Tom Kirkwood, Nature 382,>506 506 (1996)