"It is rare to find an author with a depth of knowledge in both the biological and social sciences, combined with superb writing skills sufficient to provide readers with a breathtaking new understanding of human behavior. Mel Konner did that twenty years ago in the first edition of The Tangled Wing. The updated and revised edition of this book is an even greater achievement . . . The Tangled Wing is sure to be among the most important books published in the first decade of the new millennium."—Alice S. Rossi, Harriet Martineau Professor Emeritas of Sociology, University of Massachusetts (Amherst)

"A fascinating story that is not only a classic narrative of American opportunity and immigrant achievement but also a revealing contribution to the histories of medicine and public health, social policy, and scientific practice and bioethics."—Charles E. Rosenberg, Harvard University

Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press have been updated and revised to revitalize the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

"Lambrecht's work on this vital topic not only led the rest of the world media, but also gave government leaders in many countries their first clue of what was happening within their borders . . . His style of reporting and writing not only vividly explains this complex topic to the reader, but he does it with color and background that makes the book a great read."—Andrew Schneider, Senior National Correspondent, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Admirable, superbly researched . . . Perhaps the most exciting tale of science since the apple dropped on Newton's head . . . Lax has performed a service to science of which he should be proud and all must be grateful . . . [A] valuable and eminently readable book."—Simon Winchester, The New York Times

"Beautifully researched and written, alive with scientific and human insight, Lax's fine book likely will become the classic account of penicillin's true medical beginnings . . . Combines Lax's biographer's skill with an intelligent sympathy for medicine, science, and the polar personalities that sometimes produce brilliant collaborations."—Los Angeles Times

"[A] fluent, entertaining report on the history of the arguably most significant medical discovery of the twentieth century."—Booklist (starred review)

Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press have been updated and revised to revitalize the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press have been updated and revised to revitalize the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

"Astro Turf works well as a brief, clear history of a field and the lab that embodied it. It works even better as a piece of cultural criticism. [It] works best of all, though, as a moving memoir of the difficult love between a daughter and father."—The New York Times Book Review

Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press have been updated and revised to revitalize the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press have been updated and revised to revitalize the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press have been updated and revised to revitalize the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.