That's definitely one of my top tier books.
I happened to read it right after taking a class on systems of ordinary differential equations, which is the math underlying the types of complex systems in the Selfish Gene. It's an incredible articulation of the intuition underlying why complex systems work the way they do.
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must find the time and reread, time to understand even more gives the concept of the book as a whole)
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Damn you are stronger than me. I got 30 some odd pages in and gave up. I figured, I get the thesis here, let's move on. Have you read Lifespan? I am reading that now.
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Interesting, I didn't know this one. Definitely going to read this one.
I've read The Kaufmann Protocol. A bit difficult to read for part I but you learn so much about the internals of your body. In part II she goes in on molecular agents (supplements/adjuvants. Fantastic book.
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I read four books at the same time... 1 in the morning... 2 at lunch... 3 in the evening... 4 at night... Yes, I'll definitely read yours...
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