Siddhartha Mukherjee

Discover the fascinating history and future of heredity with She Has Her Mother's Laugh. Carl Zimmer's sweeping overview explores the force that shaped human society and continues to shape our future in inconceivably subtle ways. Learn about the birth of genetics, the language of genes, and how each of us carries an amalgam of fragments of DNA from our many ancestors. Delve into bioethical quandaries arising from new biomedical technologies and long-standing presumptions about who we really are. This lucid and engaging tour de force is a must-read for anyone interested in the mysteries of heredity.

This memoir follows a neurosurgeon's journey through the diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer, leaving him to confront his own mortality. Proceeding with honesty and raw emotion, he poignantly explores life's meaning when faced with death and the challenges of being a new father while nurturing a new life as another fades away. A must-read for those seeking insight into life's profound questions.