At a time when science can seem complex and remote, it has a greater impact on our lives, and on the future of our planet, than ever before. It truly matters that its discoveries and truths are clearly and widely communicated. That its enemies, from malicious to confused, the self-deluding to the self-interested, are challenged and exposed. That science should be taken out of the laboratory, brought into the halls of power, and defended in the whirlwind of popular culture. No one does this better than Richard Dawkins.

By compiling his forewords, afterwords, and introductions to works by some of the leading thinkers of our time - Carl Sagan, Lawrence Krauss, Jacob Bronowski, Lewis Wolpert - along with a selection of his reviews, both praise and critique, of a wide range of scientific and other works, Books do Furnish a Life celebrates the writers who communicate the ideas of science and the natural world through both fiction and non-fiction. It honors the bravery of those who write about their experiences of abandoning religion and embracing rationality, of defending the truths of science and analytical rigor against charlatanry and obfuscation.

Pages: 464, Dimensions: 15.3x15.3cm