Synopses & Reviews
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"Entertaining...[Mullis is] usefully cranky and combative, raising provocative questions about received truths from the scientific establishment." The New Yorker
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"Kary Mullis, perhaps the weirdest human ever to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, [has written] a chatty, rambling, funny, iconoclastic tour through the wonderland that is [his] mind." The Washington Post
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"A very good book by a fascinating man." F. Lee Bailey
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"Refreshing...brashly confident...indisputably entertaining." The San Diego Union-Tribune
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"One of the most unusual scientists of our times, a man who would be a joy to put under a microscope." Chicago Sun-Times
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"In this entertaining romp through diverse fields of inquiry, [Mullis] displays the openmindedness, eccentricity, brilliance, and general curmudgeonliness that make him the colorful chracter he is. His stories are engaging, informative, and fun." Andrew Weil, M.D.
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"One of the most mind-stretching and inspirational books I've read for a long time." Arthur C. Clarke
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"This bona-fide wild card of the scientific community writes with eccentric gusto....Mullis has created a free-wheeling adventure yarn that just happens to be the story of his life." Elle
About the Author
Kary Mullis lives in La Jolla and Anderson Valley, California.